Recipes > Braised Duck with Ginger (Vit Kho Gung)

Ingredients

• 1 whole duck
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1/4 cup cilantro leaves
• 1/4 cup finely sliced ginger root
• 4 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 red chili, sliced
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Preparation Method

1. Rub the duck with half the ginger and salt, then rinse and cut into 8 pieces. Heat oil and fry duck slowly until the skin looks nice and brown, then add remaining ginger, fish sauce and sugar. Keep frying, then cover with boiling water, add chili and pepper, and simmer until duck is tender. Remove from heat. Garnish with cilantro leaves.