Duck Sauce is a sweet and sour citrus flavored sauce consisting of basic ingredients such as plums, peaches or apricots, sugar, vinegar, ginger, and chili pepper. Duck sauce is generally orange in color and is somewhat gelatinous. Duck sauce can also include embellishments like orange rind, or pepper flakes. The condiment is commonly served with appetizers for the purpose of dipping deep fried Asian food such as egg rolls, spring rolls, dim sum, ribs, roasted pork, poultry, satays, noodles and dumplings.http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1855,142161-239205,00.html
Finding Duck Sauce Recipes
Those who enjoy eating duck sauce with a variety of dishes may create their own version of duck sauce which can be preserved or prepared with little notice. Duck sauce recipes are available through a number of sources such as cookbooks and online recipe communities. Duck sauce recipes can also be obtained from favorite Asian restaurants which prepare the condiment themselves. Once a recipe has been decided on and all of the ingredients have been gathered, it takes approximately one hour to prepare a generous amount of duck sauce which can be used for numerous servings. Begin by washing and chopping the fruit and peeling the garlic.
- 5 cups coarsely chopped mixed fruit (apples, plums, and pears)http://www.chinesefood-recipes.com/chinese_sauces_seasonings_recipes/duck_sauce_recipe.php
- 1 cup water
- 3/4 cup apple juice
- 1 teaspoon soy saucehttp://allrecipes.com//Recipe/duck-sauce/Detail.aspx
- 1 tablespoon apricot preserves
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon garlichttp://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/cat/420/
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
Over medium heat in a large pot, place [[|fruit]], water, apple juice, soy sauce, apricot, brown sugar, garlic powder, and dry mustard. Stir frequently while it simmers. With reduced heat allow the mixture to simmer for 40 minutes and then remove the sauce from the heat and allow it to cool. Once sufficiently cooled, blend the mixture in a food processor or blender until it is completely smooth. Cover or can the sauce and refrigerate.http://www.avocadocentral.com/recipes-and-entertaining/view/23331/Avocado-Egg-Roll-with-Spicy-Duck-Sauce
Homemade Duck Sauce With Wontons
This is a video featuring instructions for preparing fried wontons with homemade duck sauce. According to the video, duck sauce is essentially a fruit sauce consisting of equal parts of crushed pineapple, apple sauce, brown sugar, and vinegar. The demonstrator chooses to use balsamic vinegar to compliment the sweet flavor of the fruit.