Xingdian roast duck

Xingdian roast duck is a specialty of Xingdian Town, Pukou District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. Xingdian Muslim Roast Duck is roasted by the traditional hanging oven roasting method, which is bordeaux in color, crisp and tender in skin, mellow in taste, oily but not greasy, and fragrant, and is very popular among diners. Xingdian Town has always been a place where Hui people live in compact communities, and catering is the main means of livelihood for Hui people. Since the mid-Qing Dynasty, the cooked food made by Hui people in Xingdian has been very famous, among which the Muslim roast duck has its own characteristics and has become one of the Muslim special foods that have been passed down to this day. The characteristics of Muslim roast duck are tender, fragrant and fresh. Water chestnut color flesh, unique pine nut fragrance; Tender skin and oily flesh, the skin and flesh are neither close together nor separated; When cutting, the knife sees oil, and the plate is salted; Rosin overflows and seeps into the heart, which greatly increases appetite. Therefore, Muslim roast duck looks oily and tastes tender, so it can be swallowed without chewing at the entrance. The production of halal roast duck is very particular. Besides the special requirements on pickling and bittern-binding, it is also necessary to pay attention to the joint operation when removing limbs, so that the skin left behind will not shrink due to barbecue, which will affect the appearance. Remove the blood after bittern, but also pour it with boiling water to wrinkle the duck skin, then apply syrup or honey, 1. Plug it with a cork, stretch it with a short stick under your arm, and put the hook eye on the duck neck and bake it in a hot oven. At this time, you should take special care, not only to be cooked, but also to be scorched, and it is better to bake it deep yellow. After roasting, it can be eaten with special marinade (oil and soup spilled when cooking ducks and geese, and appropriate amount of soy sauce sweet and sour). Muslim roast duck has become the preferred local specialty food for entertaining guests and giving gifts to relatives and friends in Xingdian area.
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