Itik Sio

Ingredients:

1 whole, 2 kg Duck, cleaned and cut into small pieces

2 tbsp Cooking Oil

400ml Water

Marinade:

5 tsp coriander seeds, dry fried/roasted until fragrant, then pounded until very fine

Sugar to taste

160g shallots, pounded until fine

500g Tamarind pulp, mixed with sufficient water to steep duck pieces and strained

1/2 lemon juice & grated skin lemon

Salt to taste

1 tsp Ground White Peppers

2 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce

Method:

Combine all marinade ingredients in a large bowl.

Add duck pieces and mix well.  Leave for at least 30 minutes.

Heat oil in a kuali or wok.  Add marinated duck pieces and marinade.

Stir them around until they begin to sizzle.  Add water.

Stir regularly and turn duck pieces over.

Simmer until duck is cooked and liquid is reduced to a thick dark sauce.

Remove from heat and serve.

Notes:

Coriander seeds must be roasted or dry-fried lightly.  If done within too short a time, you won't have the fragrance, too long and they burn.