Perfect Peking Duck

It’s hard to believe, but a skilled Chinese chef can carve a cooked duck into 120 pieces in mere minutes. Even more impressive, each of the pieces will have a roughly equivalent portion of meat and crispy skin. Learn more about Peking Duck, Beijing’s most famous dish, in this feature from guest writer Ronghe Yu. It includes a basic recipe for Peking Duck that you can make at home, along with a recipe for Mandarin Pancakes to serve with the duck, and instructions on making “Green Onion Brushes” to brush on the hoisin sauce.

More Chinese Duck Recipes:

• Cantonese Roast Duck
• Tea Smoked Duck