Spiced Duck Cold Cuts

Name: Spiced Duck Cold Cuts (Yen shui ya)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 whole duck (about 4 pounds); 2 tablespoons brown peppercorn; 2 tablespoons salt; 10 cups cold water; 1 tablespoon saltpeter; 2-½ tablespoons salt; 4 star anise; 2 (1”x 1”) cinnamon sticks; 4 tablespoons wine; 1 tablespoon sugar; 5 pieces (3” long) scallion; 3 slices ginger

Yen shui ya

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

1 whole duck (about 4 pounds)
2 tablespoons brown peppercorn

Asia
Taiwan
Dinner
Gluten-free

Method

Wash the duck. Then pat it dry with a paper towel (outside and inside).
Stir-fry the brown peppercorn over low heat in a dry frying pan for ½ minute and then add salt and stir until the salt turns yellow. Place into a large bow. Add the saltpeter and mix thoroughly. Rub both the outside and the inside of the duck with the salt mixture. Let stand for at least 6