Detailed ingredients of Babao duck

1. Soak red dates, peanuts, lotus seeds, red beans, carrots, ham, and mushrooms in water for half an hour.

2. Wash the glutinous rice, soak it for half an hour, and drain the water.

3. Put all the ingredients together, then add light soy sauce, chicken essence, cooking wine, and salt, mix well, and let it sit for about half an hour.

4. Then put the mixed eight-treasure ingredients into the duck’s belly and shake the duck while stuffing it.

5. When the duck belly is 80% full, then sew the opening with thread.

6. Then cross the wings, tuck the head between the wings, and tie them with thread.

7. Add star anise, chili pepper and appropriate amount of water to the pot.

8. Put the duck in and add light soy sauce and dark soy sauce.

9. Heat the soup over high heat until it boils, about 20 minutes, to ensure that the eight-treasure rice in your stomach is cooked.

10. Then reduce to low heat and simmer, turning over every ten minutes, until it can be inserted smoothly with chopsticks.