Braised Duck With Mushrooms

Ingredients:
  • 1 duck; 4 to 5 lbs
  • 1/2 lbs fresh mushrooms
  • 1 or 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 Tbsp sherry
  • 1 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 dash pepper
  • 4 Tbsp oil
  • 3 cup stock
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 3 Tbsp water
  • 3 drop sesame oil; more or less
Variations:
  • Use only 1/4 lbs fresh mushrooms
  • Add 1 cup bamboo shoots, diced
  • 1 cup celery, diced
  • and 1/2 cup water chestnuts, sliced
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Preparation:

Wipe duck with a damp cloth. With a cleaver chop duck, bones and all, in 2-inch sections. Stem mushrooms and cut in half. Crush garlic.

Combine sherry, soy sauce, sugar, salt and pepper.

Heat oil in a large heavy pan and brown duck quickly. Add sherry-soy mixture and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Remove duck and seasonings from pan.

Heat remaining oil. Brown garlic lightly and discard. Add mushrooms and stir-fry to soften slightly. Then return duck and seasonings.

Add stock, bring to a boil; then simmer, covered, until done about 45 minutes).

Blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste, then stir in to thicken sauce Stir in sesame oil and serve.

Variations Preparation:

In step 4, stir-fry vegetables 1 to 2 minutes; then return duck.

Servings: 4
Source: The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook
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Submitted by: Recipe Group Member
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