my speciality which i posted before and tested by care bear
takes patience and a lot of work but is simple to make
braised duck
ingredients:
1 duck washed throughly (make it a point to totally wash out the ear-holes and mouth)
1 packet of 5-spice powder (buy from medical hall)
salt - amount equal to 5-spice powder
1 bottle medium-grade dark soy sauce
handful of sugar
equipment:
1 large deep wok
1 small rack to prevent duck from contact with bottom of wok
1 large spatula/ladle
1 large plastic bag and container/large plate
1 fridge
how to do it:
preparation-
wash duck
mix salt and spices together
coat duck inside and outside thoroughly with the mixed salt/spice
put in plastic bag and tie up, put in container or on large plate
bung in fridge for 3 to 4 days
cooking-
rinse duck (not too much, just to get most of the spice off)
heat wok (high heat)
throw in sugar and let it caramelise and almost turn into a black treacly mess
pour in 3/4 to whole bottle of soy sauce
bring to boil while stirring, ensure sugar dissolves
put in rack
place duck in and keep using ladle to baste exposed half of duck while the lower bit stews
turn over duck every 10 to 15 minutes, continue basting
when duck turns golden brown (the colour of braised duck), fill wok with water until it covers duck (usually about 30 to 45 minutes)
continue to let simmer, turning over duck every 10 to 15 minutes until duck is cooked*
remove duck from gravy
use gravy to stew things like boiled eggs and taupok (eggs are best stewed and submerged for up to 3 days or longer)
other things may be cooked like duck liver and gizzard when duck is almost done
* check if duck is cooked by piercing the thickest part of duck (usually the duck Breast) with a fork - if only clear liquid comes out, it's done...