Cold roast duck with vegetables

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupSweet potatoes
1cupCarrots
1cupCucumber
1cupChinese white turnip
1Green pepper
1cupChinese cabbage (up to)
1cupSugar
1cupVinegar
1tablespoonCatsup
1tablespoonOil
½teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonHot sauce
3dropsSesame oil; more or less
1pinchCinnamon
1dashPepper
1Head lettuce (up to)
2poundsRoast duck

Directions

1. Peel and shred sweet potatoes, carrots, cucumber and Chinese white turnip. Shred green pepper and Chinese cabbage.

2. Combine sugar, vinegar, catsup, oil, salt, hot sauce, sesame oil, cinnamon and pepper. Add to shredded vegetables and toss well. Refrigerate, covered, 24 hours.

3. Toss vegetables again and refrigerate, covered, 24 hours more. Drain, discarding marinade.

4. Shred lettuce and arrange on a serving platter. Top with drained vegetables.

5. Bone and shred roast duck. Arrange over vegetables and serve.

From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .