Free Recipe White-Simmered Duck in Soup
Recipe Type: P Recipes
Recipe Preparation: boil
Cooking Ingredients for White-Simmered Duck in Soup Recipe
6 Dried black mushrooms
1 Duck; 6 to 7 pounds
8 c Water
1/2 c Bamboo shoots
2 sl Fresh ginger root
1/2 lb Smoked ham
1 ts Salt
White-Simmered Duck in Soup Preparation
1. Soak dried mushrooms. 2. Wipe duck with a damp cloth. Place in a large heavy pan with water and bring to a boil. Skim off fat. 3. Meanwhile slice bamboo shoots and ginger root. Add to pan, along with smoked ham (in one piece) and soaked mushrooms. 4. Bring to a boil; then simmer, covered, until duck is tender (2 to 2-1/2 hours). Add salt and simmer 5 minutes more. 5. Remove duck, ham and vegetables. Let ham cool slightly; then slice. Place duck in a deep bowl. Lay ham slices over its breast. Garnish with vegetables. 6. Reheat soup. Add to bowl and serve. VARIATION: In step 4, during the last 30 minutes of cooking, add 2 pounds Chinese lettuce, cut in 1-inch strips. In step 5 place lettuce at the bottom of the bowl, with the duck, vegetables and ham on top. Then pick up step 6. From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4.
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Recipe Serves: 8
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