Tea Smoked Duck Recipe

Name: Tea Smoked Duck Recipe
Ingredients: 1 whole cleaned duck (preferably Peking where the breasts are larger); 1 large piece ginger root, crushed; 1 bunch spring onions; 1 tablespoon ground cloves; 1 (6-inch) piece cassia cinnamon, preferably Chinese; 1 Sichuan red peppercorns; 1/2 cup maltose sugar or honey; 1/4 cup kosher salt; 1 cup fine Chinese black tea (Darjeeling, Ceylon are fine substitutes); 1 tablespoon saltpeter (optional but in original recipes); Water, enough to just cover duck in bath; Sesame /vegetable oil, for basting; 1 pound of camphor wood (chips are fine) Other types of wood such almond can be used); 1 cup brown sugar; 1 bag dried tea twigs, optional

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Ingredients

1 whole cleaned duck (preferably Peking where the breasts are larger)
1 large piece ginger root, crushed
1 bunch spring onions
1 tablespoon ground cloves
1 (6-inch) piece cassia cinnamon, preferably Chinese
1 Sichuan red peppercorns
1/2 cup maltose sugar or honey
1/4 cup kosher salt
1 cup fine Chinese black tea (Darjeeling, Ceylon are fine substitutes)
1 tablespoon saltpeter (optional but in original recipes)
Water, enough to just cover duck in bath
Sesame /vegetable oil, for basting
1 pound of camphor wood (chips are fine) Other types of wood such almond can be used)
1 cup brown sugar
1 bag dried tea twigs, optional