Teochew braised soy duck

Baby is a teochew. He is proud to be one and enjoy eating anything origins from the dialect. The only funny thing is he doesnt speak. (MAHAHAHAHAHA!!!) He speaks more hokkien instead. All thanks to ME! Under my supervision and guidance, his style of speaking hokkien is so like my MOM!! ehehehhehe...

Alight!! Enough of the nonsense. Here come the ingredient list!

Ingredient:
-duck (We bought 1 whole duck but i only cooked half as there is only 2 of us.)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 small piece of ginger
- 2 garlic (not whole cloves. just 2! :))
skin left on, lightly bruised
- 3 cups water
- 2 tbsp sugar

Marinate:
-2 tsp five spice powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 60mL dark soya sauce
- 2 tbsp light soya sauce

Method:
- Wash duck and remove any loose fatty fat. (Impt to remove fat. if not the whole sauce will be very oily.)
- Mix well the marinate and rub into the duck. (Not necessary will use all the marinate sauce. Save for later use.)
- Leave for 2 hours with occasional turning and rubbing.
- Heat up wok, put sugar and 2 tbsp of water and cook until it begins to caramelise.
- Add in remaining water, garlic, cinnamon stick, and marinate sauce.
- Put duck in the wok, together with ginger which supposed to be tuck inside the duck.
(I used half a duck, so i just throw the ginger in.)
- Cover and simmer until duck is tender. (approx. 1.5 - 2 hours.)
- Turn the duck from time to time.
- U may add additional water as the sauce tends to thicken after some time.


Serve with steam rice or porridge - the Teochew style!