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Thai-style duck legs
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Thai-style duck legs

18 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes
Thai-style duck legs

olive reader Jake Williams marinates juicy duck legs with fragrant tamarind, chilli, soy and ginger then roasts them to perfection

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

809
Calories
27g
Protein
43g
Fat
79g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Duck 100g cooked with skin 337
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Lemongrass 1 tbsp (6g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Coriander not in our table 0
Tamarind 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

  • 6 duck legs
  • 4 spring onions , shredded, to serve
  • coriander leaves, to serve
  • lime wedges, to serve
  • steamed jasmine rice , to serve
  • 4 sticks lemongrass , woody parts removed and finely chopped
  • 2 limes , zested and juiced
  • 1 tbsp groundnut oil
  • a handful coriander , chopped
  • 6 shallots , finely diced
  • 2cm piece ginger , peeled and finely chopped
  • 2 tsp soft brown sugar
  • 1 tsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp each ground cinnamon, ground coriander, turmeric and ground cumin
  • 2 tbsp tamarind paste
  • 4 garlic cloves , crushed
  • 1 red chilli , finely chopped

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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