Serves: 6
Total Calories: 78

1 piece , dried tangerine peel
6 duck eggs
water to cover
1 stalk leek
2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup soy sauce
8 cups water
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon salt

1. Soak dried tangerine peel.

2. Place duck eggs in water to cover and bring to a boil over medium heat then cook gently 8 to 10 minutes more.

3. Cool eggs thoroughly under cold running water (about 5 minutes) then shell.

4. Meanwhile cut leek in 1 1/2-inch sections and crush garlic. Combine in a saucepan with soy sauce, water, honey, salt and soaked tangerine peel. Bring to a boil, stirring.

5. Add eggs and simmer, covered, 2 hours. (Add more boiling water if necessary.)

6. . Cut each egg in 4 wedges with a sharp knife. Serve yolk-side up on a bed of lettuce strips. Either garnish with tomatoes and Chinese parsley, or serve with dip dishes of plum sauce, catsup or hot sauce.

The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 6
Total Calories: 78
Calories from Fat: 27

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