How to Make Duck Sauce

How to Make Duck Sauce

from thewoksoflife.com
5 min
4 servings

Duck Sauce is a beloved condiment in American Chinese takeout restaurants. Our recipe shows you how to make Chinese duck sauce at home, with real ingredients and real flavor.

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 ½ tablespoons hot water
  • 3 tablespoons apricot preserves
  • 1 salted pickled plum
  • ½ teaspoon liquid from salted pickled plum jar
  • 1/8 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon rice vinegar

Directions

  1. 1

    In a small bowl, mix the sugar and hot water until the sugar is dissolved. Add the apricot preserves.

  2. 2

    Remove pit from the pickled plum and add to the bowl. The plum is very soft and should fall apart. Then add ½ teaspoon liquid from the pickled plum jar, soy sauce and rice vinegar.

  3. 3

    Mix everything together with a fork until the duck sauce is well-combined. Let the sauce sit for 5 minutes and mix again.