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Hoisin Style Duck

Hoisin Style whole Duck recipe

A whole Duck is clearly a budget buster for us. But this had been dropped and the packaging was split. So £2.49 with the dreaded Yellow Sticker saw me skipping home. OK perhaps not actually skipping……

We made a Plum and Ginger Chutney a few months ago which has been sat in the cupboard and made a good foundation for the Hoisin style sauce. ( http://www.eatwellonuc.org.uk/index.php/recipes/336-plum-ginger-chutney )

Obviously you can but ‘Real’ Hoisin Sauce!

The original Chutney had the following ingredients:-

1 Hand of Ginger
1Kg  of Plums
2 large cloves of Garlic
A handful of fresh Coriander, chopped
2 Red Onions, chopped
6 Birds Eye Chillies
1 bunch of fries Chives
1 tsp Turmeric
White distilled Vinegar
4 tbst Sugar
Salt
Oil

Sue added the following:-

Five Spice
Star Anise
Soy Sauce
Honey
Black Bean Sauce

Method:-

(1) In a pan heat all the sauce ingredients.
(2) Allow to cool and then pasty half of the sauce over the Duck and place in the fridge covered for a few hours.
(3) Heat the oven to 160c.
(4) Cover the Duck in foil and cook for an hour covered.
(5) Remove the foil and spoon the sauce over the Duck and cook for a further 30 to 40 minutes.
(6) Reheat the remaining sauce in a pan and add the cooking juices from the Duck.
(7) Portion and serve the Duck and point the sauce from the pan over.

Served with stir-fried vegetables, boiled Rice and fried Pak Choi this was really good and actually under budget!
 

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Zucchini Noodles recipe

We’ve reached the end of our Vegetarian Alphabet experiment. It’s been fun, but we’re happy to move on now….. So - “Z” was “Zucchini Noodles”

Ingredients:-

2 Large Courgettes ( Zucchini )
½ a Red Onion, finely Sliced
2 Spring Onions, sliced
6 Cherry Tomatoes, halved
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1/ a Lemon
A dash of Soy Sauce
6 to 8 Basil Leaves
Olive Oil
Grated Italian style hard Cheese to garnish
Salt & Pepper

Method:-

(1) With a Potato peeler shave the Courgettes into ribbons and then cut into NoodlesThe strong Mediterranean and Basil flavours made this fresh and reminiscent of a very chunky Basil Pesto. A really tasty side.
(2) Place in a bowl and sprinkle with Salt to release the water.
(3) Leave for 30 minutes and then dry on Kitchen Paper.
(4) In a pan add the Olive Oil and from the Onion until translucent.
(5) Add the Garlic, Soy Sauce and season with Salt & Pepper.
(6) Add the Spring Onions, Tomatoes and Basil Leaves.
(7) Stir for a few Minutes.
(8) Add the Noodles and stir gently with tongs.
(9) Add a squeeze of Lemon and garnish with the grated Cheese.

The strong Mediterranean and Basil flavours made this fresh and reminiscent of a very chunky Basil Pesto. A really tasty side.
 

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