Spicy Duck Head Recipe: The Definitive Guide

Firstly, we should wash the duck heads. We use 4 duck heads for this food. The duck heads will have some duck wool not cleaned up when we buy it. So we need to use the tweezer to clean the duck wool. Then we should use the water to wash them. Then save them for later.

Second, we should prepare 6 slices of ginger for this food. Then save them for later.

Next, we should blanch duck heads. Firstly, add 3 slices of ginger, 1 tablespoon white wine, duck heads, some water into the pan. Use the big fire to boil it. Aft er the water has boiled, blanch duck heads for 3 minutes. Then drain and save them for later.

Now we can cook the duck head. Add 1 tablespoon of peanut oil into the pan. Use the middle fire to heat it. Then add 20g dry red peppers, 5g Sichuan peppercorns into the pan. Stir and fry them until fragrant. It will take about 20 seconds. Then add 5g star anise, 5g Chinese cinnamon, 5 bay leaves, 5g licorice root, 5g fennel, 3 slices of ginger, 5g sugar, duck heads into the pan. Stir them evenly.

Then add 1 tablespoon cooking wine, 1 tablespoon light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce, 1 teaspoon salt into the pan. Stir them evenly. Then add enough water into the pan to immerse the duck heads. Use the big fire to heat them. After the water is boiled, use medium heat to cook it for 50 minutes. We should stir them from time to time to make the duck heads absorb the sauce enough. If you are not sure the duck heads are cooked properly for your taste, you can eat one to test it.

After 50 minutes, open the lid and use the big fire to cook them. It can help the duck heads absorb flavor from the sauce. After that, we got the delicious spicy duck head. This duck head mobilizes not only the taste buds, but also the nerve cells of the whole body which is the general mobilization of taste, smooth and spicy. When we pick up a piece of duck head into our mouth, our mouth is full of sweet, numbing, spicy taste, then even the sucking bone slices are juicy fragrant.