For a crisper finish on the duck, leave the breasts in the fridge, uncovered, the night before roasting.
Ingredients
Peanut dressing
Method
1.For peanut dressing, dry-roast chilli flakes in a small saucepan over medium heat (about 1 minute). Add sugar, 1 tbsp water and vinegar, and bring to the boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat and stir garlic and fish sauce into dressing. Season to taste, cool, then add peanuts and coriander.
2.Season duck skin with Chinese five-spice, then add duck, skin-side down, to a non-stick frying pan and fry over medium heat until skin is golden-brown and fat has rendered (10-14 minutes). Turn and fry until duck is cooked to your liking (2-3 minutes for medium-rare). Drain fat from pan and set duck aside loosely covered with foil for 5 minutes to rest, then slice thinly.
3.Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl, drizzle with a little dressing and pile on plates with the duck. Drizzle remaining dressing over to taste and scatter with crushed peanuts to serve.
Drink suggestion: Gutsy grenache rosé. Drink suggestion by Max Allen.
Notes