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Duck and Lemongrass Skewers with Hoisin Peanut Dipping Sauce

Name: Duck and Lemongrass Skewers with Hoisin Peanut Dipping Sauce
Total time: 90 min
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 8 Skewers (6 inches each), fresh Lemongrass stalks, or disposable wooden chopsticks (soaked in water); 2/3 cup Hoisin Sauce; 1/3 cup Creamy Peanut Butter; 1/3 cup Warm Water; 3 Tbsp Lime Juice, fresh; 1-1/2 Tbsp Soy Sauce; 2 each Garlic Cloves, minced; 1 each Thai or Serrano Chili, minced (adjust to personal preference); 1 lb. Maple Leaf Farms Ground Duck; 4 Tbsp Fresh Lemongrass, tender pale green parts only, finely minced; 4 each Garlic Cloves, finely minced; 1/8 cup Shallots or Yellow Onion, finely minced; 1/8 cup Scallions, finely chopped; 2 Tbsp Mint, chopped; 2 tsp Sugar; 1 tsp Salt; 1 Tbsp Soy Sauce; 1 Tbsp Hoisin Sauce; 1 Tbsp. Sriracha (Asian hot chili sauce); 2 Tbsp Carrots, finely grated for garnish; 1 tsp Roasted Peanuts, chopped for garnish; 1 head Boston Lettuce or Small Green Leaf Lettuce, leaves separated; Fresh Mint; Thai or Regular Basil; Cilantro; Cucumber, chopped

Cook these lemongrass duck skewers over an open flame for nice char-grilled flavor.

Second Place 2013 Chef Recipe Contest, Corporate Chef Keoni Chang

Ingredients

8 Skewers (6 inches each), fresh Lemongrass stalks, or disposable wooden chopsticks (soaked in water)

Dipping Sauce

2/3 cup Hoisin Sauce
1/3 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
1/3 cup Warm Water
3 Tbsp Lime Juice, fresh
1-1/2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
2 each Garlic Cloves, minced
1 each Thai or Serrano Chili, minced (adjust to personal preference)

Duck

1 lb. Maple Leaf Farms Ground Duck
4 Tbsp Fresh Lemongrass, tender pale green parts only, finely minced
4 each Garlic Cloves, finely minced
1/8 cup Shallots or Yellow Onion, finely minced
1/8 cup Scallions, finely chopped
2 Tbsp Mint, chopped
2 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Salt
1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 Tbsp Hoisin Sauce
1 Tbsp. Sriracha (Asian hot chili sauce)

Plating

2 Tbsp Carrots, finely grated for garnish
1 tsp Roasted Peanuts, chopped for garnish
1 head Boston Lettuce or Small Green Leaf Lettuce, leaves separated
Fresh Mint
Thai or Regular Basil
Cilantro
Cucumber, chopped

Directions

Dipping Sauce

1
Mix together all ingredients in a bowl. Adjust consistency with more warm water if necessary.
2
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Duck Skewers

1
Preheat a gas grill on medium heat or prepare a charcoal grill to medium heat.
2
Gently mix together all the ingredients listed.
3
Form meat mixture into 8 sausage-shaped portions (about 1/4 cup each).
4
Gently thread each “sausage” with a lemongrass skewer, leaving 2 inches exposed.
5
Grill on medium heat for 6 minutes, turning every 2 minutes. Remove and place on platter.

Plating

1
Place the sauce in a serving bowl and garnish with the shredded carrots and chopped peanuts.
2
Serve with lettuce leaf cups, mint, basil, cilantro, shredded cucumber and dipping sauce.