Peking Duck
China
Also known as Beijing Duck
About Peking Duck
Peking Duck is a famous dish from Beijing: a whole roasted duck with thin, crispy, shiny skin, sliced at the table and wrapped in thin pancakes with scallions, cucumber and sweet bean sauce.
The ducks are specially raised, and air is pumped under the skin to separate it from the fat. The duck is glazed and hung to dry, then roasted in an oven until the skin is crisp.
Peking duck has been cooked since the imperial era, and the dish was served to emperors. Famous restaurants like Quanjude have served it since 1864.
Ingredients
- duck
- flour
- hoisin sauce
- cucumber
- scallion
- spices
- Mandarin pancakes