Crispy roast duck

June 13, 2016

By Olivia Miwil

olivia@nst.com.my

Pictures by Olivia Miwil

Wednesday will be much anticipated by duck lovers as Promenade Hotel Kota Kinabalu is offering Hong-Kong style Crispy Roast Duck for dinner.

The dish, introduced for the first time at the hotel’s Dynasty Chinese Restaurant, is meant for 10 persons.

Senior sous chef Lim Shen Ping, who has more than 10 years of culinary experience in Sabah and England, said it takes average two days to serve the flavourful duck.

“Among ingredients used to marinate the duck are Chinese traditional herbs Dang Gui, cinnamon, torch ginger, salt powder and sugar.

“It takes about an hour for marinate process and another two days in fridge to ensure the flavours seep into the meat,” says Lim, who shares the recipe with media during food tasting.

For the roasting process, it takes between 35 and 45 minutes under the open fire to get the skin crispy and meat tender.

The gravy is made of plum sauce, chilies and garlic perfect the dish although eating the local duck on its own is already delicious.

The aftertaste of the roasted duck stays in the mouth for almost half day.

The dish is sold at RM59.90 with food order from the ala-carte menu worth RM150 and above.

Meanwhile, for lunch during weekdays, the restaurant which serves halal Chinese cuisine is also offering Dim Sum promotion.

Its Dim Sum chef Arthur Chew, 33, says for every three dim sums, patron can get one free of “siew mai”.

“We have 24 steam and 10 deep-fried dim sum, as well as eight types of porridges to be chosen.

“Among the must-try dim sums are salted egg custard bun, and dumpling with mushroom, chicken and water crest fillings,” he says, adding all ingredients used are fresh.

Some of the dim sum are made creatively such as the deep-fried spring roll has cheese, chicken and button mushroom; other notable dim sum is its egg tart with a hint of durian taste in the middle.

Chew, who used to work elsewhere including Sarawak in Malaysia, Cambodia and Cambodia, tailors the dim sum set creation according to locals’ preference.