Recipe - Auntie Yuan Duck Salad

ROAST DUCK
5 pound Duckling; excess fat removed
1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
One half teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Peppercorns; Szechwan,
coarsely ground
2 tablespoon Honey
2 tablespoon Vinegar; Chinese, rice

DRESSING
1 teaspoon Mustard; dry
Salt
Pepper; white, ground
2 teaspoon Sugar
One half teaspoon Garlic; finely chopped
1 One half tablespoon Soy Sauce
1/3 cup Stock; chicken **
1/3 cup Vinegar; Chinese, rice
1/3 cup Oil; vegetable
Oil; vegetable (for deep fat
frying)
3 One half ounce Mai fun; (rice sticks)
2 cup Lettuce; iceberg, shredded
6 tablespoon Scallions; slivered
(garnish)
Cilantro (coriander)
(garnish)
1 teaspoon Sesame seeds; lightly
toasted

** See recipes for Chicken Stock.

For Roast Duck: Preheat the oven to 400 F. Rub some soy sauce, salt and
pepper into the cavity of the duck and place the duck on a rack in the
roasting pan. Stir together the honey and the vinegar and brush some over
the duck. Roast the duck until crisp and golden, about 1 hour, occasionally
brushing with honeyvinegar mixture. Cool.

With a sharp knife, remove the skin from each side of the breast and cut
into thin slivers. Remove the meat from each side of the breast and cut it
into thin slivers. Combine the slivers of skin and the slivers of duck,
reserve 1 cup. The remainder of the duck can be saved for another use.

For Dressing: In a small bowl, blend together the dressing ingredients and
set aside.

In a wok or wide casserole, heat 2 inches of vegetable oil over high heat
to 450 F. Carefully, add mai fun noodles, in a few seconds they will puff.
Turn carefully with a skimmer and cook the other side. Remove the noodles
and drain on paper towels.

Break up the noodles and arrange them on 4 chilled serving plates. Scatter
shredded lettuce over the noodles and top with the reserved duck. Garnish
with scallions and cilantro. Stir dressing and drizzle a small amount over
each salad. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve, passing remaining
dressing separately.

Source: New York's Master Chefs, Bon Appetit Magazine, Written by Richard
Sax, Photographs by Nancy McFarland, The Knapp Press, Los Angeles, 1985

Chef: Simon Teng, Auntie Yuan Restaurant, New York CoOwner: Ed Schonfeld
CoOwner: David Keh

Date: 6/28/96 7:27 AM

From: dlassiter@atsva.com

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