Five-Spice Duck Legs with Buttered Turnips and Fried Ginger

Name: Five-Spice Duck Legs with Buttered Turnips and Fried Ginger
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 6 garlic cloves, smashed to a paste with a little salt; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; Buttered Turnips; Fried Ginger; 2 tablespoons chopped ginger; ¼ cup cold water; 2 large onions, finely diced; Salt and pepper; 8cups chicken broth, preferably Dark Chicken Stock; 2 teaspoons five-spice powder, homemade or store-bought; 12 duck legs, preferably Pekin (Long Island)

Preparation info

Serves
12

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes

By David Tanis

Published 2008

About

Five-spice powder is available in most Asian groceries, but it’s easy to make your own (see below).

Ingredients

12 duck legs, preferably Pekin (Long Island)
Salt and pepper
2 teaspoons five-

Main course
Spicy
Spring
Gluten-free

Method

Trim the duck legs (save the trimmings to make rendered duck fat). Season the duck generously with salt and pepper, sprinkle with the five-spice powder, and massage the seasoning into the meat. Refrigerate the seasoned duck legs overnight, or at least for several hours.

Preheat the oven to