Duck Soup Chinese Style Recipes

DUCK SOUP, CHINESE STYLE

Steps:

• Soak the dried mushrooms in 1 cup warm water for about 1/2 hour.
• Bring the chicken stock to a simmer and add the mushrooms and the water in which they were soaked.
• Add the pepper, greens and bones.
• Simmer for 1 hour.
• Drain the stock and discard all solids except the mushrooms.
• Cut the mushrooms julienne and return to the stockpot.
• Add the green onions, sesame oil and cooked duck meat, and taste for salt.
• Drop the noodles into the pot and simmer until they are just tender, about 5 minutes.
• Place the soup in a tureen and add the shelled raw egg, whole. It will cook on the way to the table.
• Add the parsley garnish.
• Stir the egg into the soup at the table.

CHINESE DUCK NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Set the broth in a pot and bring it to a bare simmer. Add the ginger and the star anise if using. Add soy sauce to taste.
• Trim the mustard greens to pieces about 4 to 6 inches long. Remove the thickest part of the stalks.
• Bring another pot of water to a boil, and add enough salt to make it taste like the sea. Get a bowl of ice water ready. Boil the mustard greens for 2 minutes, then plunge into the ice water to chill. Remove the greens and lay them on a kitchen towel.
• Now boil the noodles in the same pot; usually this takes 5 minutes, but follow the instructions on the package. Move the noodles to the bowl of ice water to stop them cooking. When they are cold, drain off all the water.
• Carve the roast duck. Carve off the breasts, then slice them. Carve off the legs and wings. If using a wild duck, leave them whole. If using a farmed duck or goose, separate the thigh from drumstick of the leg, and the wing at its joints. Pull of the crispy, lacquered skin from the carcass and cut into bite-sized pieces.
• To serve, put noodles in everyone's soup bowl. Arrange some mustard greens on one side. Sprinkle with chopped green onion and drizzle some sesame oil on top. Arrange some duck, skin side up, on the opposite side to the greens. The moment you are ready to serve, ladle in the hot broth, taking care not to serve the pieces of ginger or anise pods.

CHINESE BARBECUED DUCK SOUP

Steps:

• Remove all the meat from the duck carcass reserving the bones. I remove as much fat as I can, and most of the skin, however the skin is really tasty so I like a bit of it in there. Shred the meat and refrigerate.
• Pour the stock into a saucepan, then add the bones, garlic, ginger, coriander sprigs, lime rind and chillies. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for an hour.
• Strain and return stock to the saucepan.
• Add the shredded meat, baby bok choy and brocolli to the stock, bring to the boil and cook for about 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the noodles according to directions (mine had boiling water poured over them, then stood for 30 seconds before being drained).
• Divide noodles between 4 bowls, top with bean shoots.
• Squeeze lime juice into soup, ladle the soup into the bowls and top with fresh coriander.

DUCK SOUP

Steps:

• Mix the ingredients of the marinade, and add the breast fillets and legs.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• To make the stock, put carcass portions and other stock ingredients into a large saucepan.
• Add water to cover and bring to the boil.
• Simmer gently for 45 minutes.
• Strain, return stock to a clean pot and reduce over medium heat for 15 minutes.
• Remove any remaining meat from the carcass and reserve.
• Cool reduced stock, and refrigerate overnight.
• When stock is cold, skim fat from the surface.
• The stock is ready for use.
• For the duck portions: remove from marinade, and cook in a hot oven (about 200c) for about 20 minutes for the breasts, and about 30 minutes for the legs.
• You want the meat to be pink and juicy still, and the skin crispy.
• Cool a little then shred the meat.
• For the soup: Put stock in a large saucepan and bring to the boil.
• Reduce heat, and add remaining soup ingredients including both lots of reserved duck meat.
• Warm through and season to taste.