DUCK SIYOH ( SAUCY DUCK)

Tamarind has been used in Asian cooking for centuries and gives a sour fruity flavors to the sauce.
There not many duck recipes.This a nyonya dishes that I have been using the recipes from time to times.It quite a delicious taste.

DUCK SIYOH (SAUCY DUCKS)

Ingredients;
1/2 half duck,cut into bigger pieces
1/2 tbsp salt (adjust to your taste.)
1/4 cup tamarind paste /or more
1 cup water
11/2 tbsp roasted coriander seed,pound finely
2 inch ginger,peeled and pounded finely
5 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
1/2 tsp pepper
10 shallot,peeled and pounded finely
some oil for frying

Method;
Mix the tamarind with 1 cup of water,soaked for a few minutes and squeeze with your hand,add salt  in tamarind water and soak the duck in the tamarind water for half a day.Remove the duck and sieve the tamarind paste through finger discarding the seed Put in the filter tamarind paste water into a  big bowl. Add in pounded coriander seed,dark soy sauce,pepper and pounded shallot ,pounded ginger Add in the marinate duck and.Marinate overnite.Tranfer marinated duck in a heavy bottom wok and bring to a boil ,add some more water to cover the duck add  sugar,reduce heat and simmer for an hour till duck is cook and tender.reserve the sauce.( youcan cook till the sauce is thicken).

To serve; heat a wok,add in 4 tbsp of oil,add in the cooked duck pieces and brown the duck both sides over low heat.spoon in some tamarind gravy and cook till the sauce is thick and fragrant.