Duck Webs in Oyster Sauce

Recipe Categories : | Chinese | Duck | MAIN INDEX |

Serves : 6

Ingredients :

• 5 to 6 duck webs
• ½ lb. broccoli
• 2 to 3 Chinese dried mushrooms, soaked
• 2 slices ginger root, peeled
• 2 scallions (spring onions)
• 2 tbsp rice wine or sherry
• 1 tspn soy sauce
• ½ tbsp sugar
• 1 tspn salt
• 1 star anise
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tspn sesame seed oil
• 1 tbsp cornstarch (cornflour)
• 4 tbsp oil

Preparation and Cooking Instructions :

1. Remove the outer skin of the duck webs; wash and clean well.
2. Crush the ginger root and onions. Heat up 2 tablespoons (30ml) oil; toss in the crushed ginger root and onions followed by the duck webs; stir a few times; add rice wine or sherry and soy sauce.
3. After 5 minutes or so, transfer the entire contents to a sand-pot or casserole. Add sugar, a little salt, star anise and a little stock or water. Simmer gently for 3 hours.
4. Just before serving, stir-fry the broccoli or greens with the Chinese dried mushrooms, a little salt and sugar. Place them on a serving dish, then arrange the duck webs on top of that.
5. Meanwhile heat a little oil in a saucepan, add oyster sauce and sesame seed oil. Thicken with cornstarch (cornflour) mixed with a little cold water; when it is smooth, pour it over the duck webs and serve. The oyster sauce enriches the subtle taste of the duck webs.