Honey roasted duck legs

Ingredients

• 2 duck legs (large)

For duck marinade :

• 3/4 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp sake or Shaoxing rice wine
• 1 tsp ginger juice

For the glaze :

• 4 cloves of garlic (smashed)
• 1 inch piece of ginger (sliced and smashed)
• 3/4 tsp Chinese five spice powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 6 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp regular soy sauce
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tbsp sake or Shaoxing rice wine

Preparation

• Marinate the duck legs in the salt, wine and ginger juice for about 15 minutes.
  
  Steam legs in a bowl set inside a steamer for 25 minutes.
  
  Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and roast the legs for 35 minutes. In the meantime make the glaze.
  
  Bring all glaze ingredients to a boil and remove from flame. Strain and set aside to cool.
  
  Dip the roasted legs in the glaze to coat and return to the oven for 5 minutes. Dip the legs a second time and roast for an additional 5 minutes
  
  Add 2 tablespoons of hoisin sauce to the glaze, heat to boiling, remove from flame and allow to cool. Serve as dipping sauce.

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