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Peking Duck
Ingredients
Main Ingredient
- 1 Duck (Fresh or Frozen, approx 2.5kg/5.6lb)
Dry Spices (per duck)
- 1.5 tsp Salt
- 1.5 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Chicken powder
- 0.5 tsp Cinnamon powder
- 0.25 tsp Sichuan pepper
- 0.25 tsp Whole cloves
- 0.5 to 1 piece Star anise
- 1 piece dried Tangerine/orange peel
Aromatics
- 2 stalks Green onion
- 2 slices Ginger
- 2 Bay leaves
Glaze
- 1 tbsp White vinegar
- 1 tbsp Red vinegar
- 1-2 tbsp Maltose
Optional - Duck Gravy
- 3 tbsp Oyster sauce
- 3 tbsp Hoisin sauce
- 1 tsp Soy sauce
- 1 tsp Cooking wine
- 1 cube preserved bean curd
Recipe
Part 1: Create Spices and Glaze
- Blend or crush dry spices to powder.
- Mix all 3 glaze ingredients in bowl submerged halfway in pot of hot water, stir to melt maltose.
- Optional: For duck gravy, mix wet sauces with dry spices.
Part 2: Marinate Duck
- Trim excess fat, separate skin, close top with skewer
- Rub dry spices into cavity, add aromatics, close bottom
- Blanch duck skin with boiling water, wipe dry
- Apply glaze to duck skin, let dry in fridge, apply 2-3 coats
Part 3: Roast Duck
- Air dry duck skin in fridge overnight
- Preheat oven to 392°F
- Roast 30 mins at 392°F breast side up
- Lower to 356°F for 25-30 mins or until 180°F internal temp
Peking Duck Wraps
Homemade Mandarin Pancakes (Bao Bing)
Ingredients
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- ½ tsp Salt
- ¾ cup Boiling Water
- Vegetable Oil (for brushing)
- Servings: 16-24 wraps
Recipe
Directions
- Combine flour and salt, add boiling water, mix until dough forms
- Knead 8 minutes until smooth, rest 1 hour
- Roll into cylinder, cut into 12 pieces, flatten into 2-inch discs
- Brush 6 discs with oil, layer with 6 unoiled discs
- Roll each pair into 7-inch circles
- Cook in dry pan 30-45 seconds per side until air pockets form
- Separate layers, keep warm under towel
Chicken Shawarma
Middle Eastern street food with tender, spiced chicken.
Ingredients
- 3-4 lbs boneless chicken thighs
- 1.5 Tbsp Kosher salt
- 1.25 Tbsp sweet paprika
- 1 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp cumin, 1.5 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp cardamom, 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 onion sliced, 10 cloves garlic sliced
- 1 tomato, â…“ cup olive oil
Recipe
Directions
- Mix chicken with all spices until coated
- Stack chicken on skewer with onion and garlic layers, alternating directions
- Keep stack 5 inches diameter, top with tomato
- Cook on low 1 hour until charred and cooked through
- Slice some of the chicken from the skewer and add to a piece of homemade flatbread. Garnish with your favorite side dishes. Enjoy!
Cooking (Using Spit and Grill Attachment)

Use Spit and Grill Attachment
- Insert temperature probe into center
- Preheat oven to 400°F
- Roast 30 mins at 400°F
- Lower to 365°F for 50 mins
- Total: 1 hour 20 mins or until 165°F
Char Siu
Classic Cantonese BBQ pork with glistening caramelized crust and tender meat.
Ingredients
Marinade/BBQ Sauce
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 2 Tbsp Kosher Salt
- 1.5 tsp Chinese Five Spice
- 1 tsp White Pepper
- 2 Tbsp Sesame Oil
- 2 Tbsp Shaoxing Wine
- ¼ cup Soy Sauce
- ¼ cup Hoisin Sauce
- 1 Tbsp Molasses
- 1 tsp Red Food Coloring (optional)
- 8 cloves Garlic, minced
Or use 320ml jar LEE KUM KEE Char Siu sauce
Pork
- 3 lbs Boneless Pork Shoulder
- Cut into 1.5 inch thick strips (2 strips)
- Choose marbled fat for moisture
Recipe
Preparation
- Cut pork into 1.5 inch strips along grain, trim excess fat but keep some
- Puncture meat with fork all around
- Mix all marinade ingredients, reserve 2 Tbsp in fridge
- Rub pork with remaining marinade
- Refrigerate overnight or minimum 8 hours
Cook Using UpRoaster
- Preheat oven to 400°F
- Line pan with foil, add 1.5 cups water to prevent burning
- Place pork strips on hooks with space between (2 hooks = 4 strips)

2 Hooks = 4 pork strips capacity
- Roast 20 mins at 400°F
- Reduce to 365°F, prepare basting: mix reserved 2 Tbsp marinade + 2 Tbsp maltose/honey + 1 Tbsp hot water
- Rotate pan 180° for even cooking, roast 10 mins (30 mins total)
- First basting at 30 min mark, baste front and back, add water if needed, rotate pan, roast 10 mins (40 mins total)
- Second basting at 40 min mark, baste both sides, roast 5 mins
- Final basting: mix 4 Tbsp honey + 1 Tbsp water, apply generously, roast 5 mins (50 mins total)
- Internal temp should reach 165°F
- Remove and cool 10 minutes before serving