Braised Duck
By: Anonymous
Published: Monday, January 4, 2010 - 6:38am

Ingredients




2 Or
3 Scallions
2 Or
3 slc Fresh ginger root
1/2 cup Soy sauce
2 tablespoons Sherry
1 Duck, 4 to 5 pounds
6 tablespoons Oil
2 -(up to)
3 cups Water
1 teaspoon Sugar

Preparation

1 1. Mince scallions and ginger root. Combine with soy sauce and sherry. 2 2. Wipe duck with a damp cloth; then rub inside and out with mixture 3 (reserve the remainder)-Let duck stand 30 minutes. 4 3. Heat oil in a large heavy pan. Brown duck lightly on all sides. Drain off fat. 5 4. Add water and reserved mixture and bring to a boil; then simmer, covered, 1 hour. 6 5. Add sugar and simmer, covered, until tender (about 30 minutes more). 7 VARIATION: In step 2 rub duck instead with a mixture of 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 tablespoons sherry, 4 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 teaspoon cornstarch and 1 teaspoon salt. Omit step 1 and the sugar in step 5.