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Cantonese-style roast duck recipe
Photo: Atharva Tulsi

Cantonese-style roast duck recipe

8 ingredients 15 min + 1 hr 6 people openrecipes

Five spice powder and a little hoisin sauce give this Cantonese duck recipe its signature aroma and glossy, crispy skin.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

391
Calories
19g
Protein
28g
Fat
13g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Duck 100g cooked with skin 337
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Sauce not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole duck (head on or off)
  • 1 ground ginger
  • tbsp sugar
  • 1 five spice powder
  • tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 1 slices fresh ginger
  • tbsp splash white vinegar, for basting
  • 1 splash Muscavado sugar dissolved in water, for basting (50:50 mix)

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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