INGREDIENTS

1 12-16 oz. salami

1/2 cup duck sauce

1/4 cup dijon mustard

1 1/2 tbsp. whiskey (or brandy)

2 tbsp. ketchup

1/2 tbsp. brown sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Add all the ingredients besides for the salami into a small pot and cook on a low flame for about 3-5 minutes until completely melted and smooth and mixture has thickened. If you're short on time just mix it very well without cooking.  You can also microwave for a minute or two.

Peel the wrapper off the salami and place two chopsticks near the salami, one on each side as shown below.

Slice the pastrami thinly (about 1/8"). The chopsticks will prevent your knife from completely slicing through to the bottom. Place salami (without chopsticks) into an 8x8" baking dish and fan out the slices. Pour the sauce mixture over the salami and, using a pastry or basting brush, ensure the sauce reaches as many crevices as it can. Bake for approximately 45-60 minutes uncovered, basting every 15 minutes.

VARIATION

For a really fun twist (no pun intended) you can bring the front and back ends of the salami together and hold in place with two wooden toothpicks. This gets done before baking. Once you remove it from the oven and it's cool, take out the toothpicks and you're left with a really funky flower shape!