Sweet And Sour Duck Food

NORTHERN ITALIAN SWEET AND SOUR DUCK SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat stock to a simmer and reduce by half.
• Add remaining ingredients, except vinegar, liqueur, butter, and seasoning, to the reduced stock and heat to simmer. Cook until desired flavor and consistency are achieved.
• Add vinegar, liqueur, and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Skim off any impurities, and adjust consistency as needed.
• Strain through a fine sieve into a clean saucepan. Add the butter, stirring constantly, not letting the sauce come to a boil, immediately before serving.

SWEET AND SOUR DUCK

Steps:

• Remove the skin from the duck breasts and cut the duck into thin slices. Put the duck slices in a bowl with a pinch of salt, the white pepper, rice wine or dry sherry and the cornstarch. Mix well.
• Heat a wok over a high heat and pour in the peanut oil. Heat the oil to 350F or until a cube of bread dropped in turns golden brown in 15 seconds and floats to the surface.
• Shallow fry the duck in the oil for about 2 mins, stirring now and again, until golden and crispy on the outside.
• Take the wok off the heat, remove the duck with a slotted spoon and drain on absorbent kitchen paper. Pour the oil from the wok through a fine seive into a bowl.
• Return 1 tbs of the oil to the wok (you can discard the rest) and return the wok to a high heat. When the oil starts to smoke, add the ginger and stir fry for a few seconds., then add the red pepper and stir fry for 1 minute.
• Return the fried duck slices to the wok. Next add the orange juice, lime juice and soy sauce and toss together until well combined.
• Serve immediately.

SWEET AND SOUR DUCK SAUCE BRISKET

Steps:

• Cover bottom of Dutch oven with water and soup mix.
• Mix the garlic powder and paprika into into the duck sauce.
• Using the mixture like a glaze, coat the meat, all over. Place the brisket in the Dutch oven and cover.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours. Remove and slice after it cools a bit and return the meat and sauce to the oven for another hour.