How to make... Hakkasan's famous crispy duck salad

Hakkasan’s executive chef Lee Kok Hua shares this famous recipe with us and shows us how to combine a classic Chinese dish with healthy fresh greens and a tasty sauce Serves 4 Ingredients 180g braised duck meat 50ml duck salad sauce 5ml olive oil 5g Rock chives cress 5g Borage cress 5g Daikon cress 5g Sakura cress 5g Shiso Green cress 5g Shiso Purple cress 15g wild roquette 5g grapefruit (about 2 small pieces) 10g pomelo (about 2 small pieces) 2g baked pine nuts ½ julienne shallot 100g wheat flour Method - Prepare the salad, wash all the cress and drain the water - Mix together the wheat flour with 10ml of water into a starchy paste and coat the duck meat - Heat the oil in a pan to gas mark 4 and place the duck meat in the pan carefully. Deep fry the duck until it is golden brown in colour - Drain the oil and dab the duck in kitchen paper to remove excess oil and to avoid greasiness. Once cooled, slice the duck into thin strips - Using a kitchen metal ring, place in the middle of the plate and add the duck. Spread half of the duck salad sauce on top of the duck breast - In a mixing bowl, add the rest of the sauce, cress and a drizzle of olive oil - Add the salad on top of the duck and then sprinkle sliced pine nuts and shallot on top - Add pomegranate, pomelo and grapefruit around the plate for decoration Ingredients for Braised Duck Stock (for 200g duck breast) 200g duck breast, 1 small cinnamon stick, 2 star anise, 1g white peppercorn, 15g salt, 25g sugar, 300g water Preparation for braised duck - Boil the water in a large saucepan together with all the ingredients - Once the water is at a rolling boil, add the duck breast meat for 2 minutes before turning the heat down to simmer for a further 20 minutes - Place the duck on the side to rest Ingredients for Duck Salad Sauce 5ml Lyle’s golden syrup, 5ml rice vinegar, 35ml plum sauce, 5ml light soya sauce Method - Mix all the ingredients together to a smooth consistency ______________________ Read more: 14 new brunches to try in the UAE Your definitive (and constantly updating) list of things to do in Dubai On fermented food in the UAE: Where to find it and why you should eat it ______________________

How to make... Hakkasan's famous crispy duck salad

To call this a salad is in fact somewhat reductive: it's a saucy, towering meal that's heartier than most