Roll up, roll up, for this traditional Peking duck pancake dinner.
Peking Duck Pancakes
This traditional Peking duck pancake dinner is a classic favorite. The recipe has been passed down through generations and continues to be a crowd-pleaser at family gatherings.
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 Peking duck
- 2 onions
- 1 tsp hoisin sauce per pancake
Directions
- Combine flour, cornflour, water, milk, eggs and half the butter in a food processor. Process until batter is smooth. Pour into a jug. Cover and stand for 15 minutes.
- Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Brush with remaining butter. Pour a tablespoonful of batter into frying pan. Spread to form a thin pancake, about 16cm in diameter. Cook for 2 minutes. Turn and cook for a further 1 minute. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining batter.
- Remove skin and meat from duck. Thinly slice both skin and meat. Cut onions into 10cm lengths.
- Place some duck skin and meat, 2 pieces of onion and 1 teaspoon of hoisin sauce onto each pancake. Roll up. Serve.