Recipe for Shredded Duck Bao with Kimchi by Farrel Hirsch, Head Chef of Greenhouse
This Asian-inspired recipe needs traditional doses of time, love and care in order to cure the duck and hand prepare and steam the bao, or buns, and ferment the kimchi. The beautifully tender shredded duck combined with the supremely soft, pillowy dough of the buns and a crunchy bite of Korean-style kimchi will be reward enough for the effort required to prepare this popular dish.
This recipe will make enough buns to serve 6 – 8 guests.
How to prepare the duck:
Ingredients:
4kg Duck legs
60g Coarse salt
40g Sugar
Enough sunflower oil to cover the duck legs
Method:
Combine the salt and sugar to make a cure mix, rub this onto the duck and cure for 2 hours. Wash off the cure mix and place the duck legs in a thick-based pot before covering them with oil. The oil should cover the legs entirely. Place on a low heat for 4 hours. The pot does not need to be covered with a lid. Do not stir the pot while the legs are on confit. Cool down and shred the meat off the bone.
How to prepare the steamed buns:
Ingredients:
2 x Packets yeast
8.5 Cups of “00” flour
12tbs Sugar
6tbs Milk powder
2tbsp Salt
1 tsp Baking powder
2/3 Cup vegetable oil
Method:
Combine all the ingredients in a mixer and then knead for 8 – 10 minutes. Allow the dough to prove for 1 hour. Separate into 20g portions. Allow to prove for another 20 minutes. Shape the balls and prove for another 20 minutes. Steam in a steaming oven or steam basket for 8 minutes. Allow to cool on a wire rack before serving.
Kimchi
Ingredients:
1kg Turnip, julienned or grated
250g Carrots, julienned or grated
2 Bunches of spring onion, sliced
40g Salt
100g Korean chilli powder (you can buy this at an Asian supermarket)
50g Water
20g Sesame seeds, pasted
50g Garlic
50g Ginger
50ml Fish sauce
Method:
Combine the salt and vegetables and marinate for 4 hours. Mix the chilli, water, sesame seeds and fish sauce into a paste.
Combine the vegetables and chilli paste well. Pack into jars, ensuring there is no air in the jars, and seal. Ferment outside for 4 – 6 days. Refrigerate.
How to assemble the buns:
Ingredients:
Kewpie mayonnaise
Shredded spring onions
Sprigs of coriander
Method:
Warm up the pre-steamed buns in a steamer for 3 minutes. Once warm, slice open and place the kimchi inside the bun, then add shredded duck, followed by mayonnaise, spring onions and coriander.
About Greenhouse
Greenhouse at The Cellars-Hohenort, a proud Relais & Châteaux member, offers exceptional cuisine where each carefully crafted dish is matched with the finest Cape wines.
The award-winning team at Greenhouse uses the bountiful produce of the Constantia Valley to tell the story of the region. The culture, flavours and terroir of the surrounding area are whimsically fused within the dishes of Greenhouse, creating a multi-sensory, modernist dining experience.
Greenhouse has been consistently ranked as one of the country’s Top 10 Restaurants by the prestigious Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards and is the flagship restaurant of The Liz McGrath Collection. It provides a celebration of local flavours fashioned into an exquisite experience by the genius of the culinary team. It’s a place where local ingredients and great African fables come together in seasonal tasting menus that take guests on a unique culinary experience. It is for this reason the restaurant has won countless awards and is consistently rated as one of the finest dining experiences in Cape Town.
Guests are guaranteed fresh, seasonal, local ingredients – often from The Cellars-Hohenort garden – and the expert Sommelier assists with pairing meals with the perfect wines. The Greenhouse team looks to the sea and the garden, to the fields and orchards; opening old cellars and pantries to find ingredients that have meaning.
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