Embark on a culinary adventure with our guide to crafting the perfect five-spice duck tostada, a tantalizing fusion of flavors that will captivate your taste buds. This delectable dish combines the rich, aromatic flavors of five-spice duck with the crispy texture of a tostada, all complemented by a luscious ginger chile cream dressing. Prepare to embark on a journey of culinary delights as we unveil the secrets to creating this extraordinary dish.
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FIVE-SPICE DUCK BREAST WITH BLACKBERRIES
Once you know the technique, cooking a large Muscovy duck breast is no more difficult than cooking a steak. Fragrant five-spice powder - a heady mix of Sichuan pepper, fennel, clove, star anise and cinnamon - is the perfect duck seasoning, and juicy blackberries make this a brilliant summertime dish. Muscovy duck is found at better butchers, from online sources or even at some farmers' markets. Grill the duck if you prefer, but make sure to keep dripping fat from igniting and scorching the meat. The breast meat is quite lean despite its fatty skin, so it is best cooked to a rosy medium rare or it will be dry. Serve it warm, at room temperature or cold.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Trim duck breasts as necessary, removing extraneous fat or gristle. Score the skin side of the breast diagonally with a sharp knife.
- Season both sides of the duck breasts with salt, then sprinkle both sides evenly with five-spice powder. Mix together ginger and garlic and use it to slather the breasts. Cover and let marinate for 30 minutes at room temperature. (Alternatively, wrap and refrigerate for several hours, or even overnight; bring back to room temperature before cooking.)
- Place a cast-iron pan over medium-high heat. When pan is hot, lay duck breast in it skin-side down. Let sizzle gently for 7 minutes, until skin is crisp and golden, adjusting heat as necessary to keep from getting too dark too quickly. Turn breast over and cook 3 to 5 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer should register 125 degrees for medium rare. Remove from pan and let rest for 10 minutes on a warm plate. Drain fat from pan (reserve for another use if you wish).
- Make the sauce: Over medium heat, add shallots to same pan and cook until softened, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add sherry vinegar, brown sugar and half the blackberries, stirring until sugar is dissolved and berries have released their juice. Add chicken broth, raise heat and simmer rapidly until liquid is reduced by half and a bit syrupy. Strain the contents of the skillet into a small saucepan and keep warm.
- To serve, slice duck breast thinly across the grain on a diagonal and arrange on a platter. Spoon the sauce over the meat and garnish with the rest of the blackberries.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 143, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 17 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 512 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams
ASIAN-SPICED DUCK BREASTS WITH GINGER-CHILI GLAZE
Steps:
- Heat grill to medium-high. Score the skin-side of the duck with a knife in a lattice pattern, being sure not to cut through to the flesh. Season each breast with salt and pepper on both sides.
- Rub the skin side of each breast with a few tablespoons of the rub and place on the grill, rub side down, and grill until slightly charred and the skin begins to get crispy, about 4 to 5 minutes. Turn the breasts over, brush with some of the glaze and continue grill to medium-rare doneness, another 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the duck from the grill and brush with more of the glaze. Let rest for 5 minutes then slice 1/4-inch thick on the diagonal. Place the grilled green onions on a platter and top with the sliced duck breast. Serve with warm tortillas.
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
- Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add ginger and garlic and cook until soft. Add the chili paste and cook for 1 minute. Whisk in the honey and soy and cook until just combined and the honey has melted. Let cool before using.
FIVE-SPICE DUCK
Steps:
- To make the five-spice rub, put the fennel, cinnamon, star anise, Szechwan peppercorns (or cardamom), cloves, and chipotle pepper in a small pan over medium heat and toast for a few minutes until aromatic, shaking the pan. Let cool, then grind the toasted spices in a spice mill or clean coffee grinder. Transfer the ground spices to a bowl. Add the ginger, garlic, brown sugar, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine well.
- Pat spice rub generously all over the skin of the ducks, place them on a rack over a roasting pan, and refrigerate them, uncovered, for at least 2 hours, or, preferably overnight.
- Preheat a grill.
- When you are ready to cook the ducks, place them on a rotisserie over a grill with a drip pan set directly under the ducks. Keep the fire fairly low to avoid flare ups. Cook the ducks until the juices run clear and an instant read thermometer inserted into the thigh reads 175 degrees F, about 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Remove the ducks from the rotisserie and carve them into breast and leg-thigh portions.
FIVE-SPICE GRILLED DUCK WITH CITRUS SAUCE AND COUSCOUS
Steps:
- De-bone the duck and cut it into 4 pieces, reserving the bones for later use. In a large bowl, combine the five-spice blackening powder, sugar, and tea. Place the duck pieces in the bowl, and let the meat marinate for 1 hour. Heat a grill pan or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add enough oil to coat the surface of the pan, and let the oil heat. Season the duck pieces with salt, if desired. Carefully add the duck pieces to the pan and reduce the heat to medium. Grill until cooked to desired degree of doneness, turning each piece with tongs halfway through cooking. Serve with Citrus Sauce, Couscous, baby spinach and mango slices, if desired.
- Combine the citrus juices and zest, sugar, mustard, and eggs, and whisk well. Slowly drizzle in the oil, whisking constantly until the mixture becomes thick. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Drizzle sauce over duck.
- Toast the trail mix in a dry medium skillet over medium-low heat until fragrant and golden brown, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the dry couscous to the skillet and continue to toast the mixture for an additional 2 to 3 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon. Remove pan from heat. In a large saucepot, combine the chicken stock and the duck stock and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the toasted trail mix and couscous mixture to the pot. Stir until incorporated and then cover the pot with a lid. Lower the heat to medium-low and allow the couscous to simmer until it absorbs the liquid. Fluff couscous with a fork and serve.
- Place the duck bones in a large pot and add enough water to cover bones. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and then reduce the heat to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Let simmer for 2 hours. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
FIVE SPICE SEARED DUCK - ASIAN GREENS SPRING ROLL
Steps:
- For the duck: Rub the breasts with half of the sesame oil and season with five spice powder and salt. In a hot saute pan add the remaining oil and sear the duck breast, skin side down, until skin had started to get crisp. Turn the breasts over and sear on the other side for one minute, then turn skin side down again and transfer pan to a 400 degree oven and cook until duck is medium. About 6 minutes. Remove breasts and set aside. When meat is cool enough to cut, slice very thin.
- For the spring rolls: Lay a spring roll wrapper on a flat surface, then add a small amount of Asian greens, carrot and cucumber to the center of the wrapper. Lay three or four slices of duck on top of the vegetables. Fold each side of the wrapper in towards the center so the sides just touch. Then carefully roll the spring roll up tightly making sure the seal is tight. Repeat process until all rolls are completed.
- For the vinegar: In a large bowl add all ingredients together and whisk.
FIVE SPICE DUCK
Good on lettuce wraps, or simply served with rice. When the duck is done, it will still be slightly pink.
Provided by Tuck Burnette
Categories Duck
Time 1h50m
Yield 1 duck, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375 with rack set in middle level.
- Wash duck, discarding excess fat, dry duck.
- Combine soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, and five-spice powder. Stir until sugar dissolves.
- Loosen skin from duck breast and leg joint too. Rub marinade all into them, between the meat and the skin, rub some into the cavity as well, put the ginger in there, truss with string (essential).
- Put a rack in a roasting pan. Place on duck with the breast side facing down. Bake 45 minutes, baste often. Turn, bake 45 minutes more, baste often still.
- Rest 15 minutes before carving, tenting with foil if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 2350.9, Fat 223.3, SaturatedFat 75, Cholesterol 431.3, Sodium 2368.6, Carbohydrate 11.4, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 10, Protein 69
ASIAN-SPICED DUCK BREASTS WITH GINGER-CHILE GLAZE (GRILLED)
This excellent grilled duck recipe was found in my Bobby Flay "Boy Gets Grill" cookbook. DH and I loved it. According to the recipe, the leftover spice rub works well on any poultry or meat. DH and I halved the rub ingredients (and the other ingredients) to suit 2 duck breasts and had a significant amount of rub left over. Prep time includes rest time.
Provided by Dr. Jenny
Categories Duck Breasts
Time 32m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- For the rub: combine all rub ingredients in a small bowl or jar with a tight fitting lid (the rub keeps well for months stored at room temperature in a jar with a tight-fitting lid).
- For the glaze: Heat the oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the ginger and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes; do not brown. Add the chile paste and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Whisk in the honey and soy sauce and simmer for just a minute, until the honey has melted. Let cool to room temperature. (The glaze can be made a few days in advance, covered, and kept refrigerated. Bring to room temperature before using).
- For the duck: Heat your grill to medium. Set aside a few tablespoons of the glaze for brushing the cooked duck.
- Using the tip of a sharp knife, score the skin of the duck breasts in a crisscross pattern, being sure not to cut through to the flesh. Season with salt and pepper. Rub the skin side of each breast with a few teaspoons of the spice rub.
- Put the breasts skin side down on the grate (use the cooler part of the grill if cooking with charcoal) and grill until the skin begins to crisp, 6 to 8 minutes. Turn the breasts over, raise the heat to high or move to the hotter part of the grill, brush with the glaze, and grill, brushing often with the glaze, until medium-rare, 3 to 4 minutes more.
- Remove the breasts from the grill and brush with the reserved glaze. Let rest for 5 minutes, then cut each breast into 1/2 inch thick slices. Serve immediately, sprinkled with scallions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 445.7, Fat 15.4, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 131, Sodium 2270.1, Carbohydrate 42, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 35.8, Protein 37.5
DUCK (OR CHICKEN) & CHILE MOLE TOSTADAS
This comes from an astonishingly talented chef, Pablo Jacinto, who is from the Oaxaca region of Mexico. He calls this MOLE DE LA SUEGRA , Mother-In-Law's Mole. The recipe is in two parts, but you could easily separate them. They are fabulous as regular tostadas, or miniature ones for appetizers, tostaditas. They can be made ahead, and assembled just before guests arrive. To get the deep and complex flavour, there are no shortcuts. You can, however, get good results starting with a supermarket roasted chicken, since most of the good flavour is in the sauce. Apparently you can make it with leftover dark meat turkey too, but I haven't done that.
Provided by Jangomango
Categories Chicken
Time 2h20m
Yield 10-12 appetizers
Number Of Ingredients 27
Steps:
- For the MOLE: Pull the stems off the chiles and shake out the seeds.
- Set the seeds aside.
- Wipe off the chiles with a damp paper towel.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a heavy skillet.
- Working in batches, add the chiles and fry until toasty but not dark brown.
- If they get too dark, they become bitter so watch carefully.
- Add more oil as needed.
- As chiles are done, transfer them to a bowl.
- Add a little oil to the chile-toasting pan and toast the bread slices in it.
- (You could also brush the slices with oil and toast them in a 350 degrees oven for 12 to 15 minutes.) Using the same pan, toast 1/4 cup reserved chile seeds until brown but not burned.
- Remove from pan and set aside.
- Add the sesame seeds to the pan and toast until browned.
- If more oil is needed, add it by the teaspoonful.
- Remove the seeds from the pan and set aside.
- Cut the tomatoes and onions in half and rub with olive oil.
- Place on a baking sheet and broil for about 10 to 12 minutes, turning them once, until slightly charred (this gives the mole even more flavour).
- Put half of the chiles, bread, tomatoes, onion, garlic and 1 cup broth in a blender and puree.
- Transfer to a large pot.
- Repeat with the remaining chiles, bread, tomatoes, onion and garlic.
- Add 1 cup broth; puree.
- Put half of the peppercorns, cloves, chile seeds and sesame seeds in a spice grinder and grind to a powder.
- Add to the pot.
- Repeat.
- Add the chocolate to the pot along with the salt and remaining chicken stock.
- Simmer over low heat for 45 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let cool for 30 minutes, then strain.
- Tear the poultry into bite-size pieces (discard bone, skin and fat) and heat in the mole sauce just until warm.
- Serve with rice or Tostada Mix.
- TOSTADA Mix: Toss the cabbage, radishes and cilantro in a large bowl.
- Whisk together the garlic, salt, lemon juice, vinegar, brown sugar, cumin, red pepper flakes and olive oil until emulsified.
- Add half of the dressing to the slaw and toss.
- Taste, and add more dressing if desired.
- To serve tostaditas or tostadas: Place a couple of heaping tablespoons of chicken (or turkey or duck) mole on a crisped tortilla and top with slaw.
- Garnish with a sprinkling of feta cheese.
Tips:
- Mise en Place: Before you start cooking, make sure you have all of your ingredients and equipment ready to go. This will help you stay organized and ensure that your dish turns out perfectly.
- Seasoning is Key: Don't be afraid to season your duck generously with the five-spice powder. This will help to flavor the meat and give it a delicious crispy skin.
- Cook the Duck Properly: To ensure that your duck is cooked through, use a meat thermometer to check that the internal temperature has reached 165°F (74°C).
- Make the Ginger-Chile Cream Dressing in Advance: This dressing can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. This will save you time when you're ready to assemble your tostadas.
- Assemble the Tostadas Just Before Serving: This will help to keep the tostadas crispy and prevent them from getting soggy.
Conclusion:
This five-spice duck tostada with ginger-chile cream dressing is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. The duck is perfectly cooked and seasoned, and the ginger-chile cream dressing adds a refreshing and flavorful touch. This dish is sure to be a hit with your friends and family.
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