Ingredients
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1 1/2 kg duck, breasts filleted and legs removed
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1 (375 g) can chicken consomme
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water (see step #4)
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3 tablespoons soy sauce
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2 tablespoons mirin
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3 garlic cloves, crushed
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1 medium onion, roughly chopped
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1 cinnamon stick
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1 whole star anise
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1 teaspoon szechwan pepper, lightly crushed
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1 tablespoon mirin
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1 garlic clove
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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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1 whole star anise
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1/2 teaspoon szechwan pepper, lightly crushed
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3 -4 green onions, finely sliced
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1 cup bean sprouts
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2 cups cooked noodles (Hokkien are good)
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2 tablespoons soy sauce
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Instructions
- 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.