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.

STIR FRIED ROASTED DUCK WITH GINGER AND BITTERGOURD

Capsicum contain different kind of vitamin and are beautifully coloured fruit avaiable in green,red and yellow. The green colours is mostly used in cooking and is simply unripe version,it taste most crunchy than the other colour and . the red and yellow capsium taste  sweet.very tasty dishes.

STIR FRIED ROASTED DUCK WITH GINGER AND BITTERGOURD

Ingredients;
300g bitter gourd ( cut into thick slices)
150g roasted duck (cut into slices)
80g ginger

Side ingredients;
50g yellow capsicum ( cut into strips)
50g red capsicum ( cut into strips)
5 love garlic (finely cut)
some cornstarch mix with some water

Seasoning
150 ml chicken stock
salt to taste

Ginger marinade ingredients;
80g white rice vinegar
150g sugar
120 ml water

Preparation
Rinse ginger,peel and cut into thin strips,place intoginger marinade ingredients and marinate overnite.

Method;
1.Heat up oil in pan. Add bitergourd and pour oil over bittergourd till cooked. Dish and drain.
2.Pan fry roasted duck slices,drain and set aside.
3.Heat up a oil in wok,saute the side ingredients,duck,bittergourd,seasoning and the marinated ginger,stir fry till the sauce is completely absorbed.Add corn starch for thickening.serve.

BEBEK GORENG WITH GARLIC SAMBAL

There are wide variety of duck recipesThis recipes is simple and easy to prepared.Is  an indonesia authenic dishes.my family loves the sambal and the duck meat taste nice.

BEBEK GORENG WITH GARLIC SAMBAL

Ingredients;
1 duck,cut in 8 pcs.(as you like)
2 tbsp lime juice
3 daun salam,bay leaves
2 pcs galangal,crushed
500ml water
Ingredients paste;
2 tsp corriander
5 cloves garlics,crushed
1 cm fresh turmeric
1 cm fresh ginger
1 tbsp salt.
Method;
1.wash the duck,drain and marinade with lime juice,let it sit for 10 -15 minutes.
2.In a pot,put in the duck meat,add bay leaves,water and the paste,bring to a boil,lower heat to medium and cook till the duck meat is soft and the liquid is nearly dry.Dish on to plate.
3.Deep fry duck until golden brown or lightly pan fried.

GREEN CHILLI SAMBAL
10 big green chilli,chopped
5 chilli padi
4 small shallot
3 cloves garlic,chopped
1 medium size tomato,chop
1 tsp shrimp paste (belacan)
50g palm sugar/plain sugar
salt if needed
In a pan,sauteed all sambal ingredients until the chilli a bit soft.place all sauteed chilli in a mortar and pestler,coarsely pound and dish on to a small sauce bowl.serve with cabbage,cucumber or any vegetable you like.

ITEK TEAM

Quite a few year I do not cook this dishes.My daughter is back for the term holiday. she loves to drink soup at dinner time. I bought 1 whole duck and some salted mustard or kiam chye. wash and clean the duck took me half an hour, I skin off the fat. I used a big claypot to cook.

ITEK TEAM

Ingredients;

1 whole duck ,quartered

1/2 kg salted mustard or kiam chye

10 pcs tamarind pcs or some  salted plum

4 big bowl of water

Method;

Blanch the duck,drain and set aside.In a big pot of water,add the duck,the salted mustard and the tamarind pcs.Put to boil for an hour until the duck is tender

BRAISED DUCK

Braised duck ,all the children and grandchildren love to eat this dishes cooked by my mum.A few years
back ,I did asks my mum to taught me to cook ,so I bought a duck back home,she shows me how much ingredients to put in and the method.My mum was bedridden for 2 month and on 13 sept after feeding her put her to bed,shortwhile my younger sister went in to have a look,she was in shaking and trembling her feet,quickly she and my sister in law send her to hospital.she was hospitalized and at the same time she was unconscious.after a week in hospital,the doctor  told she was in coma and will not wake up again.she was put on tube feeding and oxygen.on 30 sept 2013 we are allowed by the docter to discharge her.While doing the paper procedure in the hospital,at home we prepared the oxygen tank
prepared the bed waiting for the ambulance to send her home.at last she was home,we have a maid and my younger sister to look after her.in the afternoon my eldest sister with the maid help to clean her.Before she was admiitted to the hospital ,my dad was in hospital for 1 an half day,he was pushed to the icu ward in critical condition.My dad passed away on the17 sept ,while my mum was in coma till today.

BRAISED DUCK

Ingredients;
2 kg duck
a big pcs of lengkuas
2 whole peeled garlic
2 pcs 4 in cinnamon
5 star anise
a cup of sugar
1 rice bowl of coarse salt
some good dark soy sauce.

method :
1.wash and clean the duck.Rub the salt all over the duck including inside the cavities
2.Use a string to tied to the both sides of the duck wing and hang to dry,put a plate for the dripping.
3.In a large wok,add in sugar for it to melt and seen a lot of bubble,add in a small cup of water,some dark soy sauce.,add in the garlic,cinnamon ,star anise, chopped lengkuas and stir fry for a few mins.
lower the duck,slowly turn in to cover the duck with the caramelize sauce and spoon the sauce all over the duck till the duck is in brown colour.Add enough water to cover the whole duck and add some more dark soy sauce turn big heat to boil .then reduce to slow heat,  turn the duck  a few time .and simmer till the gravy is thicken about an hour or till the meat is cooked.Don't worry ,the meat  won't turn too salty,just nice. As the gravy is salty add more water and put some taukwa to cook.

Note; Use low heat to cook the sugar to caramelize.

To make the dipping sauce;
Coarse chop garlic,some chop fresh red chilli ,some sugar and vinegar and mix well