Ingredients
1 fresh or frozen duck thawed
4 cups water
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
4 oranges
fresh ginger
2 Tbsp. kosher salt
4 Tbsp. 5 spcie powder
1 tsp. fresh black pepper
5 scallions thinly sliced
Duck or plum sauce
1 pkg. Chinese pancakes or 1 pkg. flour tortillas
Preparation
Bring water, 3 sliced oranges and soy sauce to a boil. Simmer 20 minutes. Wash duck and pat dry. Mix 5 spice powder, salt & pepper and coat inside of duck cavity with mixture. After liquid has simmered, ladle on to duck, but not inside of cavity. Set duck on a rack in a shallow dish and leave in the refrigerator for at least 2 or 3 days. Remove duck from refrigerator. Let stand about 20 minutes. Cut 1 leftover orange into 4 - 6 sections and stuff into cavity. Stuff 4 - 6 slices of ginger into cavity. Bake in 400 degree oven for 2 hours. Turn up oven to 450 degrees for another 20 - 30 minutes. Skin should be extremely crispy. Remove from oven. Let cool. Slice duck thinly, removing from bones. Wrap in pancakes or tortillas, spread with sauce and scallions, if desired.
