Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 DUCKLING, MED.-SIZE, DRESSED -BAMBOO SHOOTS
SOY SAUCE (FOR DUCKLING) 10 STAR ANISE SEEDS
2 STALKS CELERY 1 1/4 ts SALT
1 WHOLE GREEN ONION 1/4 ts SUGAR
4 THIN SLICES GINGER ROOT 1 ds PEPPER
5 CHINESE BLACK MUSHROOMS, 1 ts MSG(OPTIONAL)
-PRESOAKED 1 tb CORNSTARCH
2 PIECES DRIED MANDARIN ORANGE 1 tb SOY SAUCE
-PEEL(SIZE OF A HALF-DOLLAR) CHINESE PARSLEY
-PRESOAKED VEGETABLE OIL (FOR FRYING)
5 THINLY SLICED PIECES LOOSE LETTUCE LEAVES,GARNISH

This dish will require a good deal of time to prepare but will turn
out well. Rub soy sauce over duckling. Boil enough oil to cover the
bird in large deep-fry pan. Add duck, fry until entire bird is
well-browned. Remove, drain on absorbent toweling. Use sharp cleaver
to slash duck from breast to lower belly. Don't cut through bone.
Place duck in pan, stuff cavity w/celery,onion,ginger root,black
mushrooms, orange peel, bamboo shotts, anise, 1 tsp. salt,
sugar,pepper, MSG. Distribute evenly. Place on platter,elevate in a
steamer. Cover, steam for 2-1/2 hrs. Make sure water is replenished
as it evaporates. Remove platter, allow duck to cool. Discard all
ingredients except bamboo shoots mushrooms. Save all juices for
gravy. Carefully remove wings legs. Gently separate flesh from
carcass w/hands.,starting from slash keeping skin intact. Be sure
not to make any more holes in skin, to keep bird in its natural
shape.(Carcass will make good soup.) Spread duck,meat side up, on a
deep platter. De-bone the legs, place w/wings. Spread mushrooms
bamboo shoots on duck meat. Replace in steaming utensil steam again
20 min. Remove. Line large serving platter w/ lettuce leaves. Turn
platter w/ duck upside-down so that duck rests on leaves,skin side
up. Pour cooking juices into saucepan. There should be 2 cups liquid.
Bring to boil,on high heat. Add cornstarch, 1 tbs. soy sauce, 1/4
tsp. salt. Stir continuously until gravy thickens. Pour gravy over
whole duck. Garnish w/ Chinese parsley serve immediately.
Chopsticks are recommended. Temperature(s): HOT Effort: DIFFICULT
Time: 04:00 Source: KAN'S Comments: GRAND ST., SAN FRANCISCO
Comments: WINE:WAN FU WHITE WINE

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