Soy Roast Duck With Hoisin Gravy

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 boneless duck breasts, each about 6 oz
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce (kikkoman is good)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons five-spice powder
• 2 tablespoons clear honey
• 600 g fresh chicken stock
• 4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 4 slices thin fresh ginger (no need to peel)
• 1 dash sesame oil

Recipe

• 1 prick the duck's skin really well with a fork.
• 2 mix the soy, 5 spice and honey in a large bowl, add the duck and coat well.
• 3 cover and place in the fridge until ready to roast.
• 4 for the gravy, tip the stock into a pan, add the hoisin sauce and ginger and boil for a few minutes to make a smooth gravy.
• 5 add the sesame oil and set aside.
• 6 preheat the oven to 200*c (425*f).
• 7 pour 1 litre of water in the base of a roasting tin and place a rack over the top.
• 8 (this keeps the fat from the duck dripping on to the tin and filling the kitchen full of smoke) lift duck from marinade and arrange on rack, skin side up.
• 9 roast for 20 minutes for medium, 30 minutes for well done.
• 10 slice each duck breast in half.
• 11 add any meat juices from the duck to the hoisin gravy and pour a spoonful or two over the duck.