Cantonese Duck ala Denise
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Ok so last night I did the Cantonese Duck that Jean posted. I started with a 4.5 pound duck.

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One thing I had not calculated was excess weight. First off it came with a packet of orange sauce that weighed 9 oz, plus all the giblets and neck which were another 8 oz. So over 1 pound was unusable.

All of the ingredients you'll need for one tasty dish.

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So as the directions said, hang the duck for 5 hours in a cool location to dry. I hung mine for 7 hours in the garage and was glad it was cool. I put a fan on it to help dry it.

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I continued to add the glaze for 3-4 more applications as the previous one dried.

This is after 4 coats.

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As I mentioned I wanted to put in the oven but discovered that my oven wasn't big enough to hang it, or, even put it at a decent angle. So I had to quickly adapt and used my smoker. But being so cold outside I could not get it up to 400 degrees to start so the whole thing cooked at 350.

Into the smoker it goes -

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After 30 minutes I basted it with a fresh batch of glaze. It said to use the remaining glaze, but I couldn't use it as it had been exposed to raw duck in the initial application. Next time I'll pour half of the glaze into a fresh container to use during cooking.

It cooked for 1 hour and 20 minutes -

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I made a stir fry of noodles, snow peas and carrots and used a sauce similar to sweet and sour.

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This is a wonderful dish!! I was very leary about having the duck hanging out a temperature higher than 40 degrees. We're always told to refrigerate! But after 7 hours of hanging it was fine. I don't know that I would try this in the summer time. Would probably leave it uncovered in the fridge if that were the case.

This was Derek's first duck exposure and he loved it!
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#12
  Re: Cantonese Duck ala Denise by DFen911 (Ok so last night I d...)
Denise, it looks like it turned out fantastic. Great job!
Thanks for the tips. I love duck so we'll have to try this. What did you use for a glaze?
Maryann

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  Re: Re: Cantonese Duck ala Denise by Mare749 (Denise, it looks lik...)
Wow! Very thorough Denise. Looks like fun and wonderful to try.
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Laura
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  Re: Re: Cantonese Duck ala Denise by luvnit (Wow! Very thorough D...)
I'm so glad it turned out for you - we sure loved it. Did you have leftover? I think I made a pizza with some of the l/os. and it was wonderful.

I just boiled the l/o baste and used it while the duck was roasting.
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  Re: Re: Cantonese Duck ala Denise by cjs (I'm so glad it turne...)
Oh Yum, it looks so delish! Thanks for the duck lesson
Cis
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  Re: Re: Cantonese Duck ala Denise by farnfam (Oh Yum, it looks so ...)
Here's the initial thread on Cantonese Duck - it'll be helpful for all of us to have these two together!!

http://www.forums.cuisineathome.com/ubbt...part=1&vc=1
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  Re: Re: Cantonese Duck ala Denise by cjs (Here's the initial t...)
Denise that Duck looks incredible. I wish I had my smoker.
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  Re: Re: Cantonese Duck ala Denise by Harborwitch (Denise that Duck loo...)
Maryann the glaze is in that recipe. It's just honey, rice vinegar, sugar and a bit of water. Oh I also cut down the amount of water. It calls for 1 cup I think 3/4 cup is better. Not as runny.

Lol leftovers were eaten that night as a snack Jean
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  Re: Re: Cantonese Duck ala Denise by Harborwitch (Denise that Duck loo...)
That is a work of art!
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  Re: Re: Cantonese Duck ala Denise by Trixxee (That is a work of ar...)
Thanks for the tutorial, Denise! It looks FABULOUS!!!!! William is going to pitch a fit!
Daphne
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