For the Duck, Marinade and Glaze
- Mix all marinade ingredients together and brush all over duck.
- Place garlic, ginger, spring onions and star anise inside duck cavity
- Place duck inside vac pack and seal. (If you don’t have a vac pack pouch use 2 zip lock bags, push out all the air and close)
- Poach the for 90 mins in water at 60’c
- Remove poached duck from bag and pat dry with kitchen towel
- Combine hoisin and oyster sauce and brush inside duck cavity only
- Sprinkle salt over duck skin
- Combine red vinegar and heated maltose and brush over duck skin
- Leave duck uncovered in fridge overnight to dry out duck
- Cover duck wing bones with tin foil to prevent charring
- Place duck in oven at 220’c for 40mins
- Leave to rest for 10mins before carving
Butternut and Ginger Puree
- Cut Butternut in half, remove seeds, add butter, salt & pepper
- Place both halves back together, wrap in tin foil and bake in the oven for 40mins at 170’c
- Once cooked scoop out cooked flesh
- Place 200g of butternut flesh into food blender with 100g Ginger Syrup, 6g Salt and blend until smooth.
- Serve garnished with Sprinkle of toasted pumpkin seeds