「Country-Style Beer Duck」

Ingredients and amounts

• Duck (half, 1 kg, cut into small pieces by butcher)
• Beer (1000 ml, can use two 500 ml cans)
• Green bell pepper (2, red bell pepper 1, 10-15 cm long, cut into 2 cm pieces)
• Garlic (4 cloves, smashed)
• Ginger (3 cm piece, smashed)
• Bird's eye chili (3, cut in half, optional if you don't like spicy)
• Garlic sprouts (2 stalks, cut into sections)
• Scallion (2 stalks, 1 cut into sections, 1 reserved)
• Tsao-ko (2, smashed and seeds removed)
• Cassia cinnamon (1 small piece, 4 cm)
• Star anise (3)
• Bay leaves (3)
• Dried chili (6, optional if you don't like spicy)

Step-by-step method

1. 1

   Step 1

   Rinse the duck and place it in a pot.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Add enough water to cover the duck.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Add 20 ml of cooking wine.

4. 4

   Step 4

   Add the reserved scallion.

5. 5

   Step 5

   Add the ginger (2 cm piece, smashed).

6. 6

   Step 6

   Bring to a boil over high heat.

7. 7

   Step 7

   Skim off the foam.

8. 8

   Step 8

   Remove the duck, rinse with clean water, and set aside.

9. 9

   Step 9

   Clean the pot, heat it, and add 60 ml of peanut oil.

10. 10

    Step 10

    When the oil reaches 60°C, add a handful of Sichuan peppercorns (about 30).

11. 11

    Step 11

    Add the duck and stir-fry for 4 minutes.

12. 12

    Step 12

    After 2 minutes, add all the spices (tsao-ko, cinnamon, star anise, bay leaves, dried chili).

13. 13

    Step 13

    At the 3-minute mark, add all the aromatics (ginger, garlic, bird's eye chili).

14. 14

    Step 14

    Pour in 1000 ml of beer.

15. 15

    Step 15

    Cook the duck for 30 minutes.

16. 16

    Step 16

    At 10 minutes, add 3 g salt, 10 ml light soy sauce, and 5 ml dark soy sauce.

17. 17

    Step 17

    At 20 minutes, add all the vegetables (green and red bell pepper pieces).

18. 18

    Step 18

    At 29 minutes, add the garlic sprout sections and scallion sections.

19. 19

    Step 19

    Stir-fry for 1 minute.

20. 20

    Step 20

    Serve.