Beijing is the capital city in China. In this big city, food are all over the places; however,the most famous dishes in Beijing is the Roast Duck which also called Peking Duck.
Peking Duck has the reputation of being the most delicious food Beijing has to offer. Eating Peking Duck is seen to be one of the two things you are absolutely supposed to do while in Beijing. The other one is climbing the Great Wall.
Delicious food always have complicated process.You must wondering how does these delicious roasted duck was made.I am going to tell you some information about it.
The ingredients of the Peking Duck are:
One 5 to 6 pound duck
8 cups water
1 slice ginger
1 scallion, cut into halves
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 tablespoon sherry
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch, dissolved in 3 tablespoons water
Scallions for garnish
Then you need to Clean the duck: wipe dry and tie string around neck. After that hang duck in cool, windy place. Four hours later,fill large wok with water, bring to boil mean while add ginger, scallion, honey, vinegar, and sherry. Pour in dissolved cornstarch. Stir constantly.Place duck in large strainer above larger bowl. Scoop boiling mixture all over duck for about 10 minutes. Then hang duck again in cool, windy place. After six hours until thoroughly dry, place duck breast side up on a greased rack in oven preheated to 350 degrees and set a pan filled with 2 inches of water in bottom of oven. (This is for drippings). Now the last big step is coming: roast 30 minutes;turn duck and roast 30 minutes more; then turn breast side up again and roast 10 minutes more. The duck is eaten hot with hoisin sauce rolled in Mandarin Crepes. Garnish with scallion flowerets.
The place that offers the best Peking Duck is the Quan Ju De Restaurant. It was established 130 years ago. At Quan Ju De, ducks are immersed in condinments unique to the restaurant and are roasted directly over flames stoked by fruittree wood. The best roasted duck is date-red, shining with oil, but with a crisp skin and tender meat. Normally, each Peking Duck is around 200 dollars.The address is No. 14, Qianmen West Street, Beijing, P.R.China, and the website is http://www.quanjude.com.cn/e_about.html. If you plan to eat there, you need to make the reservation with the number of 86-10-63048987.
8 cups water
1 slice ginger
1 scallion, cut into halves
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 tablespoon sherry
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch, dissolved in 3 tablespoons water
Scallions for garnish
Then you need to Clean the duck: wipe dry and tie string around neck. After that hang duck in cool, windy place. Four hours later,fill large wok with water, bring to boil mean while add ginger, scallion, honey, vinegar, and sherry. Pour in dissolved cornstarch. Stir constantly.Place duck in large strainer above larger bowl. Scoop boiling mixture all over duck for about 10 minutes. Then hang duck again in cool, windy place. After six hours until thoroughly dry, place duck breast side up on a greased rack in oven preheated to 350 degrees and set a pan filled with 2 inches of water in bottom of oven. (This is for drippings). Now the last big step is coming: roast 30 minutes;turn duck and roast 30 minutes more; then turn breast side up again and roast 10 minutes more. The duck is eaten hot with hoisin sauce rolled in Mandarin Crepes. Garnish with scallion flowerets.
The chef cuts the meat into thin slices at table. Then the meat is served with Chinese onions and special sauce.
The place that offers the best Peking Duck is the Quan Ju De Restaurant. It was established 130 years ago. At Quan Ju De, ducks are immersed in condinments unique to the restaurant and are roasted directly over flames stoked by fruittree wood. The best roasted duck is date-red, shining with oil, but with a crisp skin and tender meat. Normally, each Peking Duck is around 200 dollars.The address is No. 14, Qianmen West Street, Beijing, P.R.China, and the website is http://www.quanjude.com.cn/e_about.html. If you plan to eat there, you need to make the reservation with the number of 86-10-63048987.
That's my favorite meat dish！！ Put between the flat bread and dip some sauce on it.. it's so tasty!!
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ReplyDeleteI've never had duck before but this made me want to try it.
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