Stir-Fried Duck Breast

This is a great all-round stir-fry recipe you can try with other meats: mix and match duck, chicken, pheasant, or turkey. Also good with beef, pork, or lamb. The key here is to flash-fry, not overcook. Also great served over fried rice.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 216 Calories

Ingredients

• salt to taste
• ½ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
• 4 green onions
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, or to taste
• ½ cup hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 1 medium cucumber, halved lengthwise
• 2 duck breasts, thinly sliced across the grain
• 4 lettuce leaves, or to taste
• 4 cabbage leaves, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Scoop seeds out of cucumber halves and discard. Cut cucumber into 1-inch strips.

Step 2

Thinly slice white parts of green onions. Slice green parts into 1-inch pieces.

Step 3

Heat sesame oil in a pan over high heat. Sprinkle five-spice powder and salt over sliced duck; add to the pan. Stir-fry for 1 minute. Add sliced white onion and fry for 1 minute. Add cucumber, green onion pieces, and hoisin sauce; stir-fry for 1 minute. Remove pan from heat.

Step 4

Place lettuce and cabbage leaves on a plate and fill with duck mixture. Garnish with sesame seeds. Serve hot.