Name: Roast Duck and Rock Melon
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 6-8
Cuisine: Singaporean
Ingredients: 1 ripe rock melon or cantaloupe; 1 fresh duck (about 2 kg/4 lbs); 4 tablespoons Chinese plum sauce; 3 tablespoons oil; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 8 cups (2 litres) water; 2 tablespoons black bean paste (tau cheo), mashed; 1 cinnamon stick; 4 star anise pods; 1 tablespoon sugar; ½ teaspoon black soy sauce; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 2 tablespoons sweet black sauce; 2 large limes or lemons, sliced; 3 tablespoons sugar syrup; 1 cup (250 ml) Chinese red vinegar (see note) or white vinegar; 1 cup (250 ml) rice wine

Preparation info

Serves
6-8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 15

Appears in

The Food of Singapore

By Djoko Wibisono

Published 2015

About

Ingredients

1 ripe rock melon or cantaloupe
1 fresh duck (about 2 kg/4

Asia
Singapore
Main course
Street Food
South East Asia

Method

Halve and deseed the melon. Use a small melon bailer to scoop out 1 cup of the flesh. Place the melon balls in a bowl and set aside. Then peel and purée the rest of the melon and reserve 1 cup

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