Duck recipe collection

Crispy-skinned roast duck over a smoky black bean sauce with cumin, green chili, and apple puree, drizzled with tangy tamarind jus. A fusion showpiece worth every minute.

Whole duck with super crispy golden brown honey glazed skin.

Fried wild game ravioli stuffed with duck, pheasant, leeks, praline, sour cherries, and demi-glace, finished with a Frangelico hazelnut butter. A restaurant-caliber game dish.

Jook, the classic Chinese rice congee simmered until silky, studded with seasoned pork meatballs and crunchy water chestnuts. The ultimate bowl of savory Chinese comfort.

This Chinese invention is loved by Thais, who serve salty eggs as a contrast to the incendiary heat of a green curry or a bland dish. Kai kem is traditionally made with duck's eggs, which are cured for several weeks in a simple salt brine. Once cured, they keep for many months at room temperature, and are boiled when it's time to eat them.

Kang ped bhet yang, Thai roast duck red curry with homemade curry paste, coconut cream, Thai basil, and Kaffir lime. A Bangkok restaurant classic with layered heat and sweet-savory complexity.

Kowloon duckling: a whole duck stuffed with scallion and garlic, slow-smoked over hickory and basted with a soy, honey, and lemon glaze until lacquered. Served with plum sauce. A smoky, Chinese-style barbecued duck.

Northern Chinese-style beef stir-fry with bok choy, sherry, five-spice, and a honey-soy gravy. A 25-minute wok dinner with real Northern provincial flavors.

Nuoc cham Vietnamese dipping sauce with fish sauce, chili, garlic, vinegar, and lemon juice. The essential condiment for spring rolls, pho, rice bowls, and grilled meats.

Asian plum sauce marinade with hoisin, soy sauce, fresh ginger, garlic, cilantro, and dry sherry. A sweet, savory no-cook marinade for chicken, duck, or pork.

Smoked duck breasts crisp skin-side down in a hot skillet, then get glazed with raspberry vinaigrette spiked with hot sauce, honey, and fresh raspberries for an elegant 15-minute dinner.

Pressed duck simmered with five spice, coated in water chestnut flour, steamed, then deep-fried until crisp. Served with sweet and sour plum sauce and toasted almonds.

Roast duck with a port wine cranberry sauce made from the pan drippings, orange juice, and brown sugar. Lemon-rubbed and roasted until the skin is shatteringly crisp.

Roast duck with root vegetables and wine-poached pears in a cranberry-red wine pan sauce. A refined country-style dinner with carrots, parsnips, and a buttery fruit sauce.

This is a good "guest" food. You can appear to have mastered esoteric Oriental cooking techniques without ever having actually prepared the dish before... Unless you drop the pot on the kitchen floor and set it on fire with the hot salt, it's a pretty foolproof cooking technique.

Schmaltz and griebenes rendered slow and low from chicken skin and fat with a splash of water. The Jewish kitchen's two essential golden staples from one pot.