Five-spiced duck breast from Heston Blumenthal at Home (page 149) by Heston Blumenthal

  • five-spice powder
    This classic Chinese five spice mix unites the five flavors: sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and savory. Based on the traditional philosophy of balancing yin and yang, Chinese five spice complements fatty meats like pork belly, goose, and duck. (The Spice House) Buy Now
  • spring onions
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    You may use the book's recipe for Five-spice powder on page 264.

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    You may use the book's recipe for Five-spice powder on page 264.

  • twoyolks on April 18, 2020

    This was a fine way to cook the duck. I didn't really get a lot of flavor from the five-spice powder. My duck breast was large so two people split one and it took longer than 16 minutes to cook. I really liked the vegetables. I cooked my bok choy longer so that it got quite browned because it was larger and I wanted to make sure it cooked through. The frozen soy beans I had didn't seem fully cooked and could've used longer cooking. The sauce for the vegetables was really nice.

  • stufoster on November 13, 2019

    I personally can't find a pan and gas burner combo low enough to warrant a 16 minute cook time on duck breast - i go with 12 mins and it turns out perfect. Also, unless you have guests coming over, you can easily skip the garlic / milk step - it's a tiny teeny bit harsher in taste, but saves a decent amount of prep time.

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