[Recipe] Braised Duck by Wanjun

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i always wanted to do braised duck but i don't seem to find the right recipe and i always have the impression that braised duck is a lot of work lol. but my friend shared her recipe with me and i love the taste of the braised duck and best of all, it is not so complicated after all.

Ingredients		Qty
Duck		1
Dried Chili		3 pieces
Wolfberries		1 handful
Cinnamon		2-3 pieces
Star anise		2-3 pieces
Dang gui		3-4 pieces
Chuan Xiong		5 pieces
Ginger (smash abit)		1 medium size
Garlic (smash abit)		10
Seasoning
Dark soya sauce for taste
Light soya sauce for taste
Sugar		2 tblspoon
Salt		4 tsp
Boiling water
Optional
1 packet of Tau kee
hard boil Eggs

Steps
1. Prepare the duck by removing the head, intestines and the buttock
2. Rub the duck with salt, stuff the garlic and ginger inside the duck and left it aside for awhile
3. Caramelize the sugar
4. Add in the boiling water
5. Add in the dried chiil, wolfberries,cinnamon, star anise, dang gui and chuan xiong
6. slowly put in the duck. I am using a 40cm wok
7. add in the dark soya sauce and light soya sauce
8. cover the wok and let it shimmer for 15 minutes
9. Turn the duck over and continue to shimmer it for 15 minutes
10. continue step 8 -9 until the duck is fully cook and the meat is soft
11. Add in the tau kee and eggs if you want. Cook the tau kee until soft and the eggs is fully braised
12. Serve when hot