Best 8 Peking Fish Recipes

PEKING FISH

Steps:

• Mix 1/2 cup water, the hoisin sauce, garlic, gingerroot, soy sauce, vinegar and 2 teaspoons cornstarch.
• Cut fish into 3/4-inch pieces. Mix 1 teaspoon cornstarch and the sherry in medium glass or plastic bowl. Stir in fish until coated.
• Spray nonstick wok or 12-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add 1/2 teaspoon of the oil; rotate wok to coat side. Add fish; stir-fry about 2 1/2 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork. Remove fish from wok.
• Add remaining 1/2 teaspoon oil to wok. Add broccoli, carrots, bell pepper, onion and 2 tablespoons water. Cover and cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender (add water if necessary to prevent sticking).
• Stir in hoisin sauce mixture; cook and stir until thickened. Stir in fish; heat through.

PEKING SAUCE

Steps:

• In a skillet, combine soy sauce and rice wine vinegar.
• Add a garlic clove, grated.
• Using a few rods, vigorously stir the mixture.
• Mix in the hot sauce and sesame paste.
• Mix in some honey or agave syrup.
• Reduce the sauce to medium to medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce the sauce until it has lost about a third of its volume.
• Turn off the heat when the sauce has reduced sufficiently.
• Allow 5 minutes for the sauce to cool.
• Stir in a small amount of red miso paste with a whisk until completely dissolved.
• Allow the sauce to cool completely in a clean container.
• Refrigerate the sauce after it has been made.
• Now serve it anytime you want.

PEKING DUCK

Steps:

• Soak the whole duck in the large pot of boiling water. Remove it as soon as the skin changes color.
• Sprinkle the inside of the duck with sugar, salt, and five-spice powder. Rub the skin of the duck with molasses. Truss the duck with string and hang in an airing place for 2 hours, or put the duck in the refrigerator overnight without any cover. This will dry the skin of the duck so that it will be crispy.
• Preheat rotisserie oven to 375 degrees and bake for 45 minutes or until the skin is reddish brown.
• Before serving, pour hot oil over the skin to increase the crispiness. Carve the skin and meat from the duck, and serve.

PEKING FISH

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix 1/2 cup water, hoisin sauce, garlic, gingerroot, soy sauce, vinegar, and 2 teaspoons of cornstarch; set aside.
• Cut fish into 3/4-inch pieces.
• Mix remaining 1 teaspoon cornstarch and the sherry in a medium glass or plastic bowl; stir in fish until coated.
• Spray nonstick large skillet or wok with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat.
• Add in 1/2 teaspoon chili oil; rotate skillet to coat sides.
• Add in fish; stir-fry 2 1/2 minutes or until fish flakes easily; remove fish from skillet.
• Add remaining chili oil to skillet; add in broccoli, carrots, bell pepper, onion, and remaining 2 tablespoons water.
• Cover and cook 5-7 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender (5-7 minutes); add more water if needed to prevent sticking.
• Stir in hoisin sauce mixture; cook and stir until thickened; stir in fish; heat through.

PEKING DUCK

Steps:

• For the duck: Prick the duck all over with a small knife or fork. Carefully pour hot water over the duck to rinse. Discard the hot water. Place the duck on a rack in a roasting pan and dry all over by patting it with paper towels. Sprinkle the duck with salt and pepper and leave it in the roasting pan until ready to cook.
• In a small bowl, mix together the honey, 6 tablespoons water, five-spice, soy sauce and brown sugar. Brush the duck all over, inside and out. Let dry for about 10 minutes and then brush again. Repeat this process until you have used all but 4 to 5 tablespoons of the glaze (reserve this glaze). Ideally, let the glaze marinate on the duck overnight, leaving it uncovered in the fridge.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the duck in the oven and cook for 45 minutes. Flip the duck over, baste with the reserved glaze and cook until the skin is crisp and golden brown, another 45 minutes. Make sure you check halfway through that it is not getting too dark. If it is getting too dark before half the cook time is up, turn your heat down and lower the rack in the oven. When the duck is cooked, remove from the oven and let rest while you make your sauce.
• For the sauce: In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch with 1 tablespoon cold water and set aside. Next, heat a pan or wok over medium heat and add the hoisin, sugar, sesame oil and soy sauce. When the sauce starts to bubble slightly, add the cornstarch mixture and stir well to thicken. Set aside and let cool. Carve and slice some duck. Place a teaspoon of the sauce in the center of each pancake, add a couple slices of duck, garnish with the scallions and cucumbers and serve immediately.

PEKING-STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pare the zest from the orange in thick strips then mix with the soy sauce, sherry and fivespice powder in a large food bag. Bash the garlic cloves and ginger with the back of a knife to bruise them, then add to the bag and give everything a good mix. Put the chicken in the bag, rub the marinade all over the flesh then leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 3 hrs, overnight ideally.
• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Remove the chicken from the marinade (keep it for later). Halve the orange and put both halves inside the cavity along with the bashed ginger and garlic from the marinade. With the chicken sitting on a rack in the sink, pour a kettleful of boiling water over it. Pat completely dry with kitchen paper. Set the chicken on its wire rack over a roasting tray and roast for 50 mins per kg or until the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a skewer.
• Strain the marinade into a pan along with the honey. Bring up to the boil then simmer for a couple of mins. Just before serving, turn the oven up as high as it will go. Brush some of the marinade all over the chicken. Return to the oven and cook until the chicken is crisp and browned. This will only take a couple of mins. Leave to rest, uncovered, for 5 mins. Serve with the remaining warmed marinade, some plain rice and bok choi or spinach stirfried with a little garlic and oyster sauce.

PEKING DUCK

Steps:

• Place all the honey syrup ingredients in a large pan with 1.2 litres water and bring to the boil. Turn the heat to low and simmer for about 20 mins.
• Meanwhile, rinse the duck well, blot it completely dry with kitchen paper, then put it on a rack in a roasting tin. Using a ladle, pour the syrup over the duck several times until the skin is completely coated on all sides. Leave the duck to dry out, uncovered, in the fridge overnight. When the duck has dried, the skin should feel like parchment paper.
• Heat oven to 240C/220C fan/gas 9. Sit the duck breast-side up on the rack in the roasting tin. Add 150ml water to the tin to prevent the fat from spattering, then roast in the oven for 15 mins. Reduce the heat to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and continue to roast for 1 hr 10 mins.
• Remove the duck from the oven and let it sit for at least 10 mins before you carve it. Using a cleaver or a sharp knife, cut the skin and meat into pieces and arrange them on a warm serving platter. Or, if you prefer, shred the meat using two forks.
• Serve at once with the pancakes, spring onions and a bowl of hoisin sauce.

PEKING FISH

Steps:

• Mix 1/2 cup of the water, the hoisin sauce, garlic, gingerroot, soy sauce, vinegar and 2 teaspoons of the cornstarch. Cut fish into 3/4-inch pieces. Mix remaining 1 teaspoon cornstarch and the sherry in medium glass or plastic bowl. Stir in fish until coated. Spray nonstick wok or 12-inch skillet with nonstick cooking spray heat over medium-high heat until cooking spray starts to bubble. Add 1/2 teaspoon of the chili oil rotate wok to coat sides. Add fish stir-fry about 2 1/2 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork. Remove fish from wok. Add remaining 1/2 teaspoon chili oil to wok. Add broccoli, carrots, bell pepper, onion and remaining 2 tablespoons water. Cover and cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender (add water if necessary to prevent sticking). Stir in hoisin sauce mixture cook and stir until thickened. Stir in fish heat through.1 Serving: Calories 185 (Calories from Fat 35) Fat 4g (Saturated 1g) Cholesterol 60mg Sodium 650mg Carbohydrate 21g (Dietary Fiber 5g) Protein 27g.From "Betty Crocker's Best of Healthy & Hearty Cooking." Text Copyright 1998 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.