Homemade Duck Sauce Recipe (Delicious Chinese Orange Sauce) (2024)

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Homemade Duck Sauce Recipe (Delicious Chinese Orange Sauce)? ›

Make sauce: In a small saucepan, combine orange juice, chicken broth, and orange marmalade. Bring to a boil over high heat, and then lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes. If the mixture is too thin, then mix cornstarch with 2 tablespoons orange juice in a small bowl to make a slurry.

Make sauce: In a small saucepan, combine orange juice, chicken broth, and orange marmalade. Bring to a boil over high heat, and then lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes. If the mixture is too thin, then mix cornstarch with 2 tablespoons orange juice in a small bowl to make a slurry.

The orange sauce is made from a mixture of the orange juice and zest, sugar, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and rice vinegar. This is bubbled up in the wok until slightly thickened. The chicken is then added back in, and tossed in the sauce until fully coated.

Ingredients. It is made of plums, apricots, pineapples or peaches added to sugar, vinegar, ginger and chili peppers. It is used in more traditional Chinese cuisine in the form of plum sauce.

A good ready made orange sauce to go with duck, game, chicken and pork.

If you're from the Midwest or Eastern seaboard of the United States, duck sauce is likely an orange jelly-like substance—similar to sweet-and-sour sauce but with a fruitier flavor—that comes in packets with your Chinese takeout.

Duck sauce

Almost the same as orange sauce but used more as a dipping sauce as opposed to a glaze. The main difference is the fruit used. Duck sauce is typically apricot or peaches instead of oranges.

Soy sauce (jiàng yóu, 酱油), the most common of Chinese sauces, sounds simple, and for the most part, it is.

Originating in China over 2,000 years ago, soy sauce is a condiment made from fermented soybean paste, water, and salt. As a result of its fermentation process, soy sauce exhibits a unique umami flavor that has made it a staple in the Chinese cuisine. China is the world's largest soy sauce producer.

Duck sauce does contain very small amounts of magnesium and calcium as well as some vitamin A and vitamin E. That said, duck sauce is a high sugar condiment, so people with diabetes and those watching their sugar intake may want to limit their use of duck sauce.

Is duck sauce authentic Chinese? ›

Like many items on Chinese takeout menus in the States, duck sauce is an American invention, though whose origin is pretty hazy. There is no one specific recorded inventor or restaurant or origin. However, the apricot, which is a stone fruit, is a clue to the sauce's ties back to traditional Chinese cooking.

No, there are no waterfowl of any kind to be found in duck sauce. Rather, duck sauce is made of plums and apricots (and perhaps other fruit), along with sugar, vinegar, chili, and ginger. Of course, commercially manufactured duck sauce is noticeably different and contains a few more additives.

ASDA Extra Special Duck A L'Orange.

Also, it complements duck, chicken, and fish in Chinese cuisine. It goes well with deep-fried dishes such as wontons, spring rolls, egg rolls, and rice or noodles.

It's best if allowed to rest in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving, so that the flavors can meld. Bring to room temperature 30 minutes to an hour before serving. Store in an airtight glass container at the back for your refrigerator for up to 1 month.

Duck sauce is quite sweet, but with overtones of tartness (in other words, sweet and sour, but don't confuse it with the sauce of that name). There is a definite fruitiness to the blend that keeps it from tasting too sugary, but the overwhelming note is sweet.

It's seasoned with ginger, sugar, and sometimes a tiny bit of chili for mild heat. Vinegar is what gives the sauce its contrasting signature tang. It's basically a umami forward sweet and savory jelly. The sweet and sour notes pair well with deep fried things and duck, of course!

They are two different kinds of sauces. Hoisin contains soya sauce, while duck sauce includes a mix of fruits. However, they both taste sweet, and you can use them to substitute for each other. Hoisin sauce is a bit saltier than duck sauce but equally delicious.

Duck sauce does contain very small amounts of magnesium and calcium as well as some vitamin A and vitamin E. That said, duck sauce is a high sugar condiment, so people with diabetes and those watching their sugar intake may want to limit their use of duck sauce.