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Eight Treasure Duck – Chinese Duck Recipe

Eight treasure duck (八宝鸭) is one of the most famous dishes of Jiangsu cuisine in China.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 2-2.5 kg white duck
  • 250 g Glutinous rice
  • 100 g Cantonese sausage / pork loin
  • 100 g Chicken breast
  • 30 g Winter bamboo shoots
  • 30 g Dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 30 g Dried Shrimp
  • 30 g Lotus seed
  • 30 g Carrot
  • 2 salted egg yolks
  • 1 tsp of Light soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp Dark soy sauce
  • ½ tsp Fine sugar
  • A few drops of sesame oil
  • 3 Tbsp of water/starch mixture
  • 10 g Ginger
  • 5 g Green Onion

Instructions

  • Using rice cooker, put rice, lotus seeds, and water(less than a risotto, which is about 3:1) in and cook until about 80% cooked.
  • Mix with 1 tsp of dark soy sauce and 1/2 tsp of sesame oil.
  • Cantonese sausage, chicken breast, winter bamboo shoots, carrots, and salted egg yolk are all cut into small pieces (about the size of a lotus seed).
  • Winter bamboo shoots and shiitake mushrooms are placed in hot water for 1 minute to soften.
  • Heat some oil in a pan, sauté the ginger and chopped green onion. Add all the cut and prepared ingredients and heat together. Then, add 1 tsp of dark soy sauce, 1 tsp of light soy sauce, 1/2 tsp of white sugar.
  • Once is it all stir-fried together, mix well with glutinous rice.
  • Fill the duck belly with the eight-treasure stuffing. Be careful not to fill it too tightly. Use a toothpick to suture the duck as shown below.
  • Boil some water, and gently pour over the duck to tighten and prepare the skin and allow it to color evenly.
  • Wipe the water off of the duck, and evenly apply the dark soy sauce(not included in the ingredients).
  • Place the duck on some ginger, boil the water in the steamer, and steam for 1.5-2 hours.