Yā Oven-ready Whole Peking Duck Cooking instructions

 What's in the box?

• Frozen Raw Peking Duck
• Duck Sauce
• Duck's Pancakes
• Osmanthus Sugar
• Cucumber
• Spring Onions

Defrost Guide

We recommend scheduling your Peking Duck kit delivery two days before your cooking day. For example, if you plan to cook the duck on Saturday, we suggest choosing Thursday for your delivery to allow 48 hours to properly defrost the duck for the best cooking results.

Optimal Refrigerator Defrosting (requires 48 hrs): Place the duck, still in its packaging, breast side up in the refrigerator for 48 hours before cooking. This slow defrosting method ensures the best texture and flavor for roasting.

Cold Water Defrosting  (requires 6 hrs): Place the frozen duck with its plastic packaging in cold tap water, changing the water every 30 minutes. Defrosting estimately takes 4-6 hours. Always keep the duck below 4°C to minimize bacterial growth, and cook immediately after defrosting.

Cold Water Circulation Defrosting  (requires 4 hrs): Place the frozen duck with its plastic packaging and run cold water over it continuously. This speeds up defrosting, taking 3-4 hours. Ensure the water doesn’t touch the duck directly to avoid cross-contamination and cook immediately after defrosting.

Microwave Defrosting (30 mins, emergency use only): Use the microwave’s defrost mode, setting the time based on the duck’s weight (about 6-8 minutes per 500g). Check frequently to ensure even defrosting. Since parts of the duck may begin cooking, it must be cooked immediately afterward.

 

Important Notes:

• Regardless of which quick defrosting method is used, the duck must be cooked immediately after defrosting to reduce the risk of bacterial growth.
• Never use warm or hot water for defrosting, as this can cause the outer layer to warm up and promote bacterial growth while the inside remains frozen.

 

Cooking Step 1: Roasting

1. Preheat the oven to fan 180°C
2. Place the chilled raw duck on the oven grid ➊ for 80 minutes, breast side up (the side with bamboo stick on, ➋), with a tray under ➌ for the dripping fat.
3. After roasting, turn off the oven and leave the duck inside the oven with its door open for 20 more minutes to rest.

Cooking Step 2:  Preparation

1. Cut the spring onion and cucumber into slices
2. If you have a steamer with you, please line the steamer ➊ with greaseproof paper inside. Please steam one pack (10 pcs) ➋ of pancakes each time in case not being steamed properly or turning cold.
3. Place the steamer on top of a pot ➌ with boiling water. Steam for 3 - 5 minutes.
4. Alternatively, if you don't have a steamer, you can spray some water on the surface, and then put the pancakes in the microwave with a cover, 800w for 1 minute.

Last Step:  Presentation

1. Take the duck out of the oven. Don't forget to remove the bamboo stick and drain out the juice inside the duck.
2. Carve duck skin from the duck's chest, serve with osmanthus sugar. Slice duck meat into pieces, serve with duck sauce. You can also roll the spring onion and cucumber slices with meat and sauce inside the pancake.

Cooking Instuction Video