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Chinese Roast Duck with Pancakes

Duck legs rubbed with five-spice and roasted until the skin is brittle, then shredded and rolled up with crisp cucumber, scallion and sweet hoisin in warm pancakes. It is a family favorite you can eat with your hands.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total1 h 44 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Duck

  • 4duck legs
  • 1½ tspfive-spice powder
  • 1 tspcoarse sea salt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

To serve

  • 1cucumber, peeled
  • 2 bunchesscallions
  • 220 gChinese pancakes, two 110 g packs
  • 150 ghoisin sauce

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Sesame
  • Legumes (any)
  • Wheat
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Fennel
  • Cucumber
  • Black and white pepper
  • Sichuan pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Star anise
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Pork
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Duck

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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