Duck and Winter Melon Casserole

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::Duck and Winter Melon Casserole

*24 oz. wax gourd
*3 oz. lotus seeds
*0.5 rice fed duck about 20
oz. in weight. Some carrot
slices
*4 shallots
*2 t. mashed garlic
*0.25 dried tangerine peel
*some ginger slices
Marinade:
*0.5 t. ginger juice
*0.5 T. dark soy sauce
*0.75 t. salt, a dash each of
wine and pepper powder
Seasonings:
*2 T. fermented broad bean
paste
*0.5 T. oyster sauce
*some rock sugar
*3 c. water
Cornstarch Solution:
*0.25 t. salt
*0.5 t. potato starch
*2 T. water

Method:

1. Macerate the lotus seeds in boiling water, wash clean and remove the cores; macerate the tangerine peel, scrape off the pith. 2. Peel the wax gourd and cut up into serving pieces. Slightly stir-fry with some ginger slices and oil 'til pale green for later use. 3. Rub the duck with coarse salt and wash clean. Apply the marinade evenly, let stand for about 1 hour. Deep-fry in hot oil 'til pale brown; strain oil off. 4. Heating 2 tablespoons of oil, saute the shallots, mashed garlic and ginger slices; add the seasonings and lotus seeds, bring to a boil and keep cooking for 20 minutes, Add the duck, simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Turn off the fire and let simmer for another 10 minutes. Supply with moisture. Repeat the whole procedure twice; take the duck out and cut up into serving pieces. Stir in cornstarch solution and carrot slices; bring to the boil to serve.

Total time:

75m

Cooking technique:

simmering

Cuisine:

Guangdong

Food menu:

poultry

Cholesterol:

38mg

Carbohydrates:

15g