The Perfect Holiday Dinner (Homemade Peking Duck)

A holiday dinner should be special. So let's not make the same thing over and over and go a little more interesting... homemade Peking duck with all the fixings.
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Ingredients Needed:
Chinese Mandarin Pancakes:
* 2 cups (300g) all purpose flour
* 1 cup (237ml) water
* 1 tablespoon (11g) sesame oil
Honey Plum Sauce:
* 1 lb (16oz) fresh plums, pitted & chopped w/ skin
* 1/4 cup (59ml) rice vinegar
* 1/4 cup (58g) sugar
* 2 tablespoons (38g) honey
* 2 tablespoons (30ml) shaoxing wine
* 1/4 cup (52g) sriracha
* 2 tablespoons (26g) dark soy sauce
Five Spice Sichuan Seasoning:
* 4 tablespoons (72g) kosher salt
* 2.5 tablespoons (31g) granulated sugar
* 1 tablespoon (5g) Chinese five spice
* 1.5 teaspoons (6g) Sichuan peppercorn powder
Maltose Glaze:
* 3 tablespoons (45ml) shaoxing wine
* 1/4 cup (86g) maltose
* 2 tablespoons (24g) Chinese red vinegar
* 1 tablespoon (12g) Chinese black vinegar
* 2 cups (473ml) water
To Serve:
* 1/2 cucumber, very finely julienned
* 1 bunch of green onions, ultra fine julienne
Optional 1 cup pickled carrots

[@scubasteve4971]

The timing on this is literally impeccable, I just bought a bike pump and have no idea what to do with it!

[@nchls1343]

...why?

[@Zero-kf3cs]

Its a bike pump 😂😂

[@cutie_lucia3962]

Ok I haven’t watched the video yet but this out of context is hilarious 😂

[@Tike22]

@@nchls1343 it’s a joke about all the other comments on his other videos about ppl saying this is perfect timing cuz etc etc…

[@jayjohnson8084]

Maybe I should buy one now

[@younne2831]

As someone who's from the same city as Peking duck, the seasoning is not what restaurants in Beijing use, the sauce is usually tianmianjiang (a sweet, soy bean paste based sauce), and the pancakes are usually steamed. But the methodologies are on point and it looks delicious!! Tip: try dipping the crispy duck skin in granulated sugar!

[@theBoringL]

Miss home seeing your comment lol

[@leecarter2356]

As someone living in China now, I hate when people pronounce it Peking and not Beijing. Damn you Wade-Giles and your ridiculous pronunciation system. And you pointed out all the things I wanted to mention: the sauce is wrong; the wraps should be steamed, paper thin, and nearly see-through; and there's no granulated sugar. Also I've never seen Beijing duck served with carrot in China. I think this would be a good addition, but I haven't had it yet (and I've eaten Beijing duck quite a lot. lol).

[@theBoringL]

@@leecarter2356 grew up In Beijing we definitely dip the crispy skin pieces in sugar (I'm not personally a fan because I prefer savory food ). Some restaurants will slice off skin separately (more high end places I suppose lol bougey)

[@leecarter2356]

@@theBoringL yeah i usually dip a piece in sugar and then a piece in sauce and add them both to my little wrap. I've been to a few places where the skin is served separately, but only some of the skin. Also I noticed the duck is sliced a lot thinner at good restaurants so that the chef can show off their knife-skill.

[@theBoringL]

@@leecarter2356 enjoy! Lots of good food in Beijing I live in the US now and struggle with food. Def miss it 🤣

[@SpiceBagHun]

My 12 year old nephew who is getting into cooking told me at the weekend your his favorite KZbinr to watch so I ordered him your book as a surprise it arrived yesterday and he is over the moon! He's so happy he's coming up to help me make the Chriatmas dinner! THANKS PAPA!

[@Nobodyinparticular603]

Wholesome as heck!

[@puggirl415]

Ahhh...I love that:)

[@hello_danielle]

Aw that is so sweet! Have fun cooking together

[@alexischavez3238]

Happy holidays!

[@camalex7782]

Aww

[@sheepgoesmoo4281]

The Chinese rice pancakes are actually steamed believe it or not. Its also so thin that its translucent. Either way, great video Joshua! Love that you are sharing chinese recipes to your audience

[@imahobolin]

yep they are steamed and they are thinner too, his is more like tortillas.

[@blipblop1112]

Asian cuisines are super good!!

[@hahalord7294]

Isn't that supposed to be rice paper?

[@4rtiphi5hal19]

@@hahalord7294 no it's a super thin piece of like steamed bread/pancake

[@ssc6386]

@@hahalord7294 Nope

[@vincenzosplate]

the sauce looks DIVINE! Wow 🤤🤤

[@Zathren]

Oh dang. I didn't know Vincenzo watched this channel. Love your Italian dishes bud. Made home made Alfredo sauce for the first time last week. Never buying it premade ever again.

[@colonelsanders1617]

@@Zathren No cream!

[@ThatPerthFan]

Dude you commenting won’t get you any more views.

[@rowrowshow]

2 geniuses in one place wow

[@ibrahimakhtar2327]

@@ThatPerthFan I literally see no sign of him fishing for views

[@milakirsten9388]

as a honger konger, peking duck is always served with cucumber, scallions, and hoisin sauce (i’ve seen it served differently in several regions of china but this is my experience in HK). the pancakes are also so thin you can see your finger through it. this is a nice starter recipe but if you’re short on time a good store bought hoisin is not an untraditional replacement. my only critique is that josh’s pancakes are too thick. otherwise this is an amazing recipe for people wanting to switch up their holiday roast bird :)

[@southend26]

Sounds like a tortilla press would be ideal.

[@vw5sy6oc2p]

glad to see another hker here, i agree that the pancakes were a bit too thick but otherwise it's actually not bad at all

[@buffmommy3050]

This ain't Hong Kong it's America 😂🇺🇲we don't care how they do it in HK! Thanks Josh!

[@cawkbawls]

@@buffmommy3050 the dish is from China...

[@jason2753]

Yeah it’s from china…..

[@JoyceeZhang]

As someone who grew up and lived in Beijing for 15 years I’m so excited to see this video, it brings back so much nostalgia, so thank you. Inflating air between skin and meat is literally on point, haven’t seen many people done it correctly, bravo! But typically no seasoning is used on the duck itself, it’s supposed to be bland. As for the dipping sauce in the wrap itself, we use Tianmianjiang, something most people / restaurants just purchase instead of making. And the plum sauce is good, but it’s usually done for the skin itself, more often tho, granulated sugar is used for skin - it’s the most wonderful combo of sweet and fatty. And I have never seen carrots for Peking duck, but why not!

[@toby4235]

We often used an air compressor at my old job instead of a bike pump, for 1 or 2 ducks it’s not an issue but when you’re doing 10-15 a day it’s a huge timesaver. We would brine for 2 days, then pump, then wash in water/rice wine vinegar solution, then wash in water/maltose solution. Then air dry it in a fridge for 2 days before cooking. If I can add a tip: get someone to pump for you. If you have a firm hold on the open cavity and the skin around the neck (which requires 2 hands) and have someone else pump, you’ll get good separation across the entire duck with a lot less pumping. You want to make sure you trap the air as best as possible.

[@tinytinalea]

I was JUST googling how to cook the duck I bought. You're a life saver!!

[@Jorscam]

Me too! I was really wondering what i could do with the duck i have wandering around my garden, and i finally know what to do!

[@SevenHunnid]

I review weed products on my KZbin channel 👌

[@Jorscam]

@@SevenHunnid nobody asked?

[@squid.3044]

@@Jorscam I did

[@veronichelle]

me, a Chinese person living in a Chinese town: drives to the local meat shop to buy an already perfectly roasted duck

[@BM-si2ei]

This is one of the more extra recipes I've seen. Lol no way I'm bothering to make this, there are too many other delicious things that take way less effort.

[@kaseywahl]

我真的羡慕你！ 这该死的病毒以前我住了在北京。 看这片视频让我想中国。

[@siekensou77]

buy wrap, buy duck, slice at home.

[@justaramdomkid7404]

@@kaseywahl 哈哈哈，欢迎回家

[@NekoBakaProductions]

The way you cut up duck is the same way many roast meat sellers do it in my country too haha. One added thing. Having tried my fair share of Peking Duck in the motherland, one of the best things ever is the leftover carcass. Most high end restaurants will ask you what you wish for them to do with it after they carved the duck up tableside. When I bought 2 ducks for my table, I had one carcass be chopped and deep-fried, served with plum sugar. The other, well. I had them make it into a soup. Which was fucking divine.

[@alexischavez3238]

Fancy😮

[@Verleed]

Impeccable timing, was already going to be making two roasted ducks for Christmas. 😆🤣

[@Cburtz]

Mnmmmmm

[@josephkinker4098]

I had this while I was in Hong Kong. First time I’d ever had duck, and it blew my mind! So good

[@TipperProject]

Me and my family have been having this as our christmas dinner for years! No point having multiple of the same dinners so we have this one day and a traditional the other day.

[@YaBoiTaeWu]

I deadass randomly wanted a duck for new years and this is the most conveniently timed video. Gobless king. Gobless.

[@alksjhdfg]

Dad and I literally JUST made this for Christmas Eve dinner!!!! Can’t wait to see your recipe 🙂

[@Vashe00]

Man you kill it... but for real, KZbin ain’t ready for Peking duck. This prep is on another level.

[@theoutsiderspost4982]

Pancake is way too thic

[@weij5123]

I'm from Beijing, the Peking Duck is definately not something you want to cook at home, so I'm so impressed by Joshua. Although this recepe is not the most authentic, but I'm glad Joshua can introduce this dish of my hometown food to the west.

[@bretseattle]

You can call a capitol your "TOWN"

[@MRIHAVEASTUPIDNAME]

I would recommend hoisin sauce (homemade is probably best but store bought is fine) with the duck. And picked carrots/Daikin/cucumber really enhances it

[@IDK..2]

Congratulations on your engagement 🥺♥️

[@dtemp132]

I don’t know how many thousand hours of cooking video and TV I’ve seen in the last 25 years; this is the first time I’ve seen a bike pump used in the kitchen.

[@maillardsbearcat]

Holy duck this is literally what I already had planned but you just made it better!

[@Bradbssargdons]

When the b-roll bass hits, the slow mo, and closeups. LOVE.

[@rubyhouse4319]

I just recently found your channel and have to say i love it. My husband can tell you that I'm not a very good cook but I'm still trying. We live in an rv and the oven does not work so everything has to be stovetop. He does not like anything microwaved. I did buy a bread maker and that has worked out well. Thank you for making cooking look so easy 😊

[@willphilipps3620]

Asked for this cookbook for Christmas, let’s just hope my family pulls through. Keep up the awesome vids bro ❤️ Update: I got one and can’t wait to start cooking

[@barkingbunny2928]

Both my daughter and I got copies from my mum for Christmas! Mum wont give it back (she has been busy going through my copy). Guess it will have to be my bedtime read tonight...

[@HobbsHomestead]

We do ham for Christmas. I always do Turkey breast in the rotisserie when we have turkey, be it for a holiday meal or a just because I feel like making turkey for a family Sunday dinner! It always comes out of rotisserie very juicy!

[@misterhat5823]

Same here. Christmas has been a ham for as long as I can remember.

[@bobbiusshadow6985]

What about doing a Peking turkey

[@petalpasqual470]

I BOUGHT YOUR BOOK TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM OVERJOYED HAPPY HOLIDAYS THANK YOU FOR GETTING ME THRU THE YEAR...GREAT LAUGHS BEST MEDICINE IN LIFE. ❤️ 🌼 🌸

[@masih24]

all of your works and all of your foods are like a beautiful painting

[@r3d0c]

looks great, no way im ever going to make this myself

[@jarjarbinks4243]

hmmm spend half a day cooking or play fortnite tough choices

[@alexischavez3238]

@@jarjarbinks4243 there's a third option, play some better games like the metro games (metro 2033, last light, and exodus) you'll thank me later

[@katytkdgirl]

I like the Peking duck with fluffy steam bao instead of the thin pancakes 🤤🤤

[@michaelworley6431]

Yesss the bao is way better

[@puggirl415]

@@michaelworley6431 omg that's a much better idea. I love steamed buns.

[@Shimeih]

I have this duck with rice every 2-3 days. Absolutely love it

[@Chloe-mp5sj]

Josh I love you and I think you are the king of bread. and i love the fact that on your channel, we can learn so many different cuisines because you are super cultured! I am chinese but i do love the duck with plum sauce even tho it is not the most traditional choice (i also love that). The only different thing is that we have that tortilla thing super super thin (almost transparent). In restaurant style Peking duck, the chef normally slices the duck for us so we have it without the bone. Bones are used to make soup to go with the dish. Ahhhh I love peking duck so much. Thank you for sharing a considerably easier way to make this at home!

[@ThisOffendsMeTV]

4:02 nightmare fuel.

[@theIIprophet]

Can you do a but better of Wingstop?

[@pianomadness668]

Thank You Josh for signing my book it means the world to me

[@jacobgantz3113]

Thanks for the pro tips Josh! The grease from my bike pump added a lot of complex flavor profiles.

[@theoutsiderspost4982]

I know right next to Hillside get a air compressor

[@MoesSmokeStackGrill]

Yum! Such a good idea! I’m going to try this!

[@sendformilo620]

Impeccable timing, I just pre-heated my oven to 250 degrees and left it cracked. Was wondering what to do with it

[@frehesh.4386]

Hope it aint on still

[@katherinechu4581]

😂😂😂

[@mrsnekk5297]

Peking duck is basically barbeque, with Chinese pancakes & sauce, eaten like Mexican tacos, and served like Japanese sushi.

[@hehhehheh666]

I just want to say that the hot water in the beginning doesn't render the fat out. It scalds the skin and similar to how your skin feels if you burn yourself with boiling water. It tightens it up.

[@mokyo7219]

this looks so delicious, awesome job! do you maybe have any vegetarian Christmas meals?

[@kirkendauhl6990]

I think he’s allergic to vegetarian options, I heard him say it once as a joke but I’m slowly being convinced he can’t be bothered

[@mokyo7219]

@@kirkendauhl6990 lmao well whatever floats his boat

[@keziamickens261]

he has done vegetarian options in other videos, but he's basically youtube gordon ramsay so think abt it like that loll

[@SanFranFan30]

The best way to watch Josh's vids is to keep skipping 5 seconds ahead to hear all the weird noises he makes out of context.

[@theoutsiderspost4982]

Most annoying parts of the video.

[@masteryoda0805]

The bike pump gave me the biggest laugh of the year, thanks josh

[@magnoliawang6972]

thank you Joshua for sharing Chinese cuisine for the holidays- really appreciate your inclusivity of Chinese foods on your channel!

[@bupi.]

The timing is literally impeccable. I just bought a bucket load of cucumbers and didn’t know what to do with them

[@sussybaka6770]

I feel like hes gunna advertise his book for every video

[@Yulises]

I can never not simultaneously think about *Yakuza Like a Dragon* when I hear *Peking duck* 🤧

[@bruh-vr6xl]

The timing is literally impeccable. I just about 3 big macs and didnt know what to do with it!!!

[@Baker-boi]

This looks delicious

[@Abell_lledA]

One is caught up playing the impassioned protagonist in one’s Subjective Narrative of Self🎈

[@maelgwni]

lol, i get that too. Buts its all a big game here. :P

[@RebeccaNM456]

Why is no one talking about his engagement to his fiancée Kate! AHHH! I'm so happyyyyy!!! Cogratulations Josh and Kate! 🥰 🎊🥳🎉

[@tahfimrahman5353]

The Bike Pump!! You're a genius brother! Love it. XD

[@peachyx1415]

[@squid.3044]

Nice you’re first

[@CarrotTopPhilly]

Ard so listen if my mom adopts you right… you can make this for the family 😁😂

[@gr3ndl3r]

I have smoked 3 turkeys and they have all been moist and succulent thank you very much

[@SoItGoesCAL34]

The bike pump technique was quite interesting :) Unfortunately, I don't have an oven and duck is quite difficult to find in Caribbean stores. Enjoy to those you can DO IT! Happy holidays to all.

[@Hymn645]

You see, I have a problem. My sister hates all fish, my mother hates all birds. They both hate lamb, my sister also only like pulled pork and doesn’t like any other types of pork, such as pork chops, pork tenderloin etc etc. My dad only eats meals with meat and my other sister is vegan. Joshua, help me.

[@stevennn88]

though its not 100% the same, but i usually just buy a whole roast duck from a reputable chinese roast bbq meat restaurant, cut it up and serve. effort vs reward is too much to roast your own duck

[@lightronger]

Chinese roast bbq duck tastes nothing like Peking duck. It's like comparing fried chicken and roasted chicken.

[@amarreder6241]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[@efge7992]

As a Chinese person who loves Peking duck, this makes me happy

[@yuzuyuzu8870]

This is an interesting recipe. You kinda took the cantonese roast duck and used it in the form of Peking Duck. The sauce should be hoisin not plum, and carrots are a nono. Also, the pancakes should be EXTREMELY thin and steamed. It’s a unique recipe that I’m sure is amazing, but it’s not peking duck. :')

[@boltontillidie3347]

American:look at this perfect roast dinner I made British person: that is not a roast dinner Chinese man: it's not even new years day yet so why you eating duck eat bats instead

[@boltontillidie3347]

@@Jaanpaunic how am I being racist 😳😳😳 tbh I guess everything racist now welcome to the clown decade

[@boltontillidie3347]

@@Jaanpaunic you don't even know what race or skin color I am so a bit stupid assuming my race and if your calling someone racist online you got better things to deal with in life

[@boltontillidie3347]

@@Jaanpaunic cry bit more you snowflake. You don't even know what comedy is you just cry soy tears when stuff goes against you like welcome to life. And you really think your not racist even though you support communism witch is more ironic cos china is a communist county that is killing a minority race also even more ironic you probs support the ccp even though they watch what people do have a socal credit systems and your helping them because you get offended by people who have different opinions to you and your probably triple vaccine and still wear a mask ironic I'm living life freely while your telling people what to put online

[@boltontillidie3347]

@@Jaanpaunic i will actually laugh if you believe in covid tho and think it came from a bat we all know where it came from and we're all getting lied too just your a bit slow so you don't understand

[@boltontillidie3347]

@@Jaanpaunic I'm proud to be called racist online still poundland insulte🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nayaosuna4753]

Thank you josh and team

[@user-bm5fg6rd1p]

My family always cooks our Turkey upside down and it always comes out perfect every time

[@orighomisandediare4990]

Thanks for the advice on separating the skin immediately after cooking. I used to leave mine on bird and used to wonder why it had turned rubbery once cool 😂. Merry Christmas. You should be getting ready to sit down to lunch right about now. Enjoy

[@armyofmidgets]

Not bad. Depending on where you are in China there are some different sauces, as other people have mentioned either a sweet bean or hoisin sauce. My grandmother would test the bread thickness by putting a piece over a newspaper. And if you couldn’t read the newspaper you didn’t make your bread thin enough. A nice tip to get it thinner is to layer more than two together. sometimes my family will layer four or five, it takes a lot of skill to roll them out together but you can get very thin wrappers very easily. And we do pan fry hours instead of steaming because we’re from Northwest China. But yeah most people steam the wrappers.

[@innocent3220]

Merry Christmas!

[@braedenrubin4234]

Never been so early, happy holidays, love your videos!

[@ryanschoenhard7116]

Never had a problem cooking turkey. Did a bit of research before trying the first time and it's been pretty perfect for years.

[@AgenderBourbon]

This Christmas my dad is doing beef Wellington and I’m super excited

[@DrBrunoRecipes]

Amazing 😀 Greetings from Scotland 😊 Have a wonderful day everyone 🌻

[@brandstone1]

This is one of my favorite dishes. Way better than any expensive steak or sushi. If you're doing this at home and looking for shortcuts: phylo dough is a good pancake substitute, duck breast is way easier to prep, always slice your veggies properly (it's worth it), buy extra plums and use them for sweet bread.

[@emmawhite9892]

Congratulations on your engagement!! We now have a papa and mama 🥲

[@landonkohlhoff5083]

I love your book

[@InspectahReese]

I saw the titled and immediately heard Josh’s Angel voice singing “peking duck, boy I’m bout to busssss”

[@carolynmu9334]

Thanks, Weissman for this recipe. I used it and made Peking duck on Chinese New Year.

[@amagrotti6768]

I love your book! You are hilarious!

[@lawrencebushnell6122]

very nice. our family gave up on turkey many years ago. we do duck for thanksgiving.

[@yvantran2226]

I just made this yesterday for Christmas dinner. It was AMAZING. Thanks Joshua for this video!

[@Sanderly1820]

You need to do one very important step with the salt, you need to fry it, get a heavy bottomed pan add your salt and turn on low to medium, keep stirring untill the salt turns an off white transfer to a container and leave till cold then add other ingredients, cooking the salt removes the sodium but keeps the salt flavour, I trained in a Chinese resturant for 12 months, being a white English trainee chef this was a huge pleasure and I thank my head chef for the opportunity and the knowledge he gave me

[@Knucklefutz]

That music in the beginning was a banger bro 🔥🔥🔥

[@GoombaGuy1996]

Congratulations on the engagement!

[@lesliedom1965]

I just unwrapped my Christmas present 😮‍💨 finally got your cookbook ❤️

[@davepalex]

I've been waiting for this recipe! Can't wait to make it.

[@creeper5191]

Good job with the pronunciation of the x in shaoxing wine!

[@TechBearSeattle]

Our family tradition is smorgasbord for Christmas lunch, and lasagna for dinner. Easy to fix ahead of time, giving everyone more time to visit.

[@flyinyeti]

This is traditionally served fir a wedding feast it's also considered a massive flex in Cantonese culture the size and amount of duck you serve yr guests

[@jamiethomas069]

As a duck farmer, I greatly appreciate this video.

[@Antonerminhund]

Traditionel here in Denmark to server a pork roast AND duck, with regular boiled potatoes and / or "Brown potatoes" its small potatoes whos been roasted on a pan with sugar and butter. Best moment of christmas is the damn feast and u get to eat til u burst

[@sultanhusnoo8552]

best way to improve ur day when things are rough😂😂 stopping everything and watching Joshua's newest video👍🏻 i love peking duck so much.

[@Deathbysuixide]

Great video! Thanks josh!

[@andrewm965454]

My sister got me your cookbook as my first cookbook for christmas. I'm super excited to try out alot of these recipes.

[@kusinanimamay02]

Excellent duck recipe

[@ivyagrina_]

Just several days ago I watched your old videos and thinking 'ah he didn't do the talking to the cupboard anymore' 😂 This is Christmas miracle. You missed talking to your cupboard, don't you? 🤣🤣

[@annistonsenn3335]

Merry Christmas

[@familybroich3073]

We raise and butcher pekins every yr. So tasty!!

[@James_D.]

What a funny coincidence. I just prepared Peking Duck for Christmas!

[@aubreybookwalter3510]

I just got your cookbook for Christmas and I could not be happier to make everything In it!!!! Beautiful book Josh :)

[@chriskeller3705]

My mom has always been against breaking tradition and my family always ends up with the same dry turkey and boring casseroles invented in the 50s. I finally convinced her last year to let me be in charge of the food for the holidays. I bought the popeyes turkey and made appropriate southern style sides for thanksgiving, and then i did this peking duck recipe for christmas. Both were a huge hit with the family 😂

[@smokybacon6486]

I hope you have a great Christmas Joshua 😁