Braised Duck Legs
A Chinese recipe for braised duck legs (红烧鸭腿), featuring duck legs, oil, salt, Shaoxing wine (黄酒), and fennel/anise (茴香).
Ingredients
duck legs
3
oil
to taste
salt
to taste
Shaoxing wine
to taste
fennel
to taste
rock sugar
to taste
dark soy sauce
to taste
light soy sauce
to taste
small red chili peppers
to taste
ginger
to taste
cinnamon
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Blanch the duck legs, wash them, and drain.
2
Step 2
Heat oil in a pan and stir-fry the small red chili peppers.
3
Step 3
Add the duck legs and stir-fry until evenly coated.
4
Step 4
Pour in an appropriate amount of Shaoxing wine.
5
Step 5
Add an appropriate amount of water and dark soy sauce, and stir well.
6
Step 6
Add an appropriate amount of ginger.
7
Step 7
Add an appropriate amount of fennel and cinnamon, and stir well.
8
Step 8
Add an appropriate amount of salt and stir well.
9
Step 9
Then add an appropriate amount of rock sugar and bring to a boil. Reduce to low heat and simmer.
10
Step 10
Once the duck legs are cooked through, add an appropriate amount of light soy sauce, stir well, and serve.
11
Step 11
Finished dish
