Roasted Duck Focaccia Bread
Recipe compliments of Stephanie and Briana Ackerman.
Featured in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on January 18, 2012.
Ingredients:
1 loaf focaccia bread (about 16 ounces), sliced horizontally
1 whole roast duck (about 1.5 to 2 pounds) remove meat and skin off bone and cut into smaller pieces (can be found in Chinatown)
1 large block (8 ounces) Gruyere cheese, grated
1 bunch green onions, finely chopped
1 large carrot, peeled and grated
Cheese Spread:
1 large Maui onion
12 large basil leaves
3/4 cup light mayo
1/2 cup grated Gruyere cheese
Hoisin Sauce:
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 large garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup hoisin sauce (can be found at most supermarkets)
1 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
Directions:
Cheese Spread:
- Combine onion and basil leaves in a food processor until finely chopped.
- Drain excess water in a sieve.
- Mix all of ingredients together in a bowl; cover and refrigerate.
Hoisin Sauce:
- Heat vegetable oil in a small saucepan and cook garlic over low heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- Add hoisin sauce, soy sauce, ketchup, rice vinegar and simmer over medium-low heat, stirring continuously, until thickened, about 3-5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in sesame oil.
- Set aside and let cool for 5-10 minutes.
Preparing the Duck and Bread:
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Place bread onto a cookie sheet and spread a fine layer of cheese spread all over the bread.
- Place in oven and bake for 15 minutes.
- Take bread out of the oven and spread duck evenly on top.
- Drizzle hoisin sauce generously over the duck.
- Sprinkle about 2 cups of cheese and then green onions and carrots on top of bread.
- Place bread back in the oven and bake until all the cheese is melted (about 10 minutes).
- Cut into appetizer pieces and serve hot.
Makes 15-20 servings.
Approximate Nutrient Analysis per serving (based on 15 servings):
250 calories, 14 g fat, 4.5 g saturated fat, 35 mg cholesterol,500 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g sugar, 12 g protein