Beer-Braised Duck

Ingredients 12

• Duck legs 鸭腿4 个
• Beer 啤酒1 can
• Spring onion 葱to taste
• Ginger 姜to taste
• Garlic 蒜to taste
• Dried red chillies 干辣椒to taste
• Star anise 八角to taste
• Salt 盐to taste
• Sugar 糖to taste
• Dark soy sauce 老抽to taste
• Light soy sauce 生抽to taste
• Cooking oil 油to taste

Steps 6

1. 1
   Step 1

   Wash the duck legs and chop them into small pieces. Drain well.

   鸭腿洗净，剁成小块，沥干水。

2. 2
   Step 2

   Heat a little oil and fry the ginger slices, spring onion, garlic cloves, star anise and dried chillies until fragrant.

   锅里放少许油，下姜片、葱段、蒜瓣、八角和干辣椒炒香。

3. 3
   Step 3

   Add the duck and stir-fry on high heat until the skin shrinks and turns pale. Then turn to medium-low and keep frying slowly until the duck fat comes out.

   下鸭块大火翻炒到鸭皮收缩变白，再转中小火慢慢煸，直到煸出鸭油。

4. 4
   Step 4

   Add a little dark soy sauce for colour, some light soy sauce, and a little sugar and salt. Stir well.

   加少许老抽上色，再加适量生抽、少许糖和盐翻匀。

5. 5
   Step 5

   Pour in a can of beer so it covers the duck by about 1 cm. Cover and simmer on medium-low heat for 25–30 minutes.

   倒入一罐啤酒，没过鸭肉1厘米左右，盖上锅盖中小火焖25到30分钟。

6. 6
   Step 6

   When the duck is tender, boil on high heat until the sauce is thick, then serve.

   鸭肉软了以后开大火收汁，汤汁浓了就盛出。