Mom's Onion Duck

This dish was prepared on special occasion or family get together by my Mom. She used local ducks which have less fat content. So she use to braise it in pressure cooker to get the softness of the meat.

Ingredients

Serves: 6

• 1 Whole Duck weighing around 2 Kg, dressed
• 1000 gm Small Onion, cleaned
• 50 gm Ginger Julienne
• 50 gm Garlic, smashed with Cleaver
• 100 gm Black Bean Sauce
• 20 gm Sugar
• 50 ml Brandy
• 50 gm Spring Onion (Optional for Garnish)
• 50 ml Refined Vegetable Oil
• Thread & Needle to stitch the open cavity of duck

Preparation method

1.

Clean the duck and remove all the feathers; if any feathers are not coming you can burn the skin to remove small feathers.

2.

Mix the onion,ginger,garlic,black bean,oil, sugar and brandy.

3.

Rub the black bean mix on the duck skin and stuff the mixture inside the duck and stitch the cavity of the duck.Set aside the remaining black bean mixture

4.

Heat oil in pressure cooker.Saute the remaining mixture and put the duck inside the cooker.Add little stock and cover the pressure cooker. Cook till 10 pressure whistles.

5.

The duck meat will become soft and the onion will get slightly melted.Remove from fire and serve hot.

Serving suggestion

Carve the duck and mix with the onion and black bean sauce.