DUCK IN AJI SAUCE

DUCK IN AJI SAUCE

Ingredients :

1 duck, approximately 6 ½ lb (3 k) cleaned, rinsed and cut in pieces

Fresh black pepper

Salt

Ground cumin

Orange peel ( 1 orange)

2 cups beer (chicha de jora is the correct ingredient but beer can be used instead)

Vegetable oil

1 medium size onion, finely chopped

Juice of 2 oranges

Stock or water, necessary amount

6 garlic cloves, crushed

2 – 3 tablespoons sundried yellow ají (chili) paste

½ cup ground roasted peanuts

6 yellow potatoes (white potatoes may be used instead), peeled

¼ cup olive oil

Preparation:

Season duck pieces with salt, pepper, cumin, orange peel and 1 teaspoon crushed garlic. Place duck in a bowl and pour half of beer. Cover bowl and marinate duck for 1 hour.

Heat oil in a large saucepan and add duck pieces. Fry duck in hot oil, turning frequently, until browned. Add marinating liquid, remaining beer, orange juice and the necessary amount of stock or water. Bring to a boil and cook for approximately 2 hours until meat is very tender. Remove meat from saucepan and cool. Carefully remove bones from pieces, and keep warm.

Force cooking liquid through a strainer and return to saucepan. Bring to a boil and add potatoes, cut in medium size pieces. Cook until soft and tender. Heat oil in a skillet and add remaining garlic, onion and ají paste. Cook until onion is tender and stir in ground peanuts. Add this preparation to sauce in saucepan. Stir and correct seasoning.

Heat duck meat and serve it covered with the peanut sauce. Serve with cooked white rice.

6 servings

This is a typical dish from Junin in the Peruvian