Brothy Duck Soup Food

BROTHY DUCK SOUP

Steps:

• Place the stock, rice wine, soy sauce and star anise in a large saucepan.
• Bring to the boil and add the duck, the chinese cabbage and the garlic, stirring to mix thoroughly.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes, or until the duck is tender.
• Remove the star anise.
• Stir through the sesame seeds, the oil and the parsley and serve at once in warmed bowls.

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.

DUCK SOUP

Steps:

• Place the bones and carcass in a large enough pan. Optionally cut the carcass in halves
• Add the water, the bay leaves, the half onion and the pepper
• Bring slowly to a simmer, keeping the lid ajar
• Simmer for 1.5 - 2 hours, until the meat can be easily removed from the bones
• Take the bones out and separate the meat from the bones. Discard the bones and reserve the meat
• Add the meat back to the broth and add the other vegetables cut at bit size portions
• Simmer for 15 minutes more
• Serve the soup. Taste will improve further overnight in the refrigerator.

DUCK SOUP (CZARNINA)

Steps:

• Cover whole duck with water in large stock pot. Add salt, and bring to a boil. Skim off foam.
• Place celery, parsley, allspice, and cloves in a cheese cloth bag, and add to stock pot. Cover and cook over low heat until meat is tender, approximately 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove cheese cloth bag from stock pot. Remove duck. Discard bones, cut up meat, and return to the broth.
• Mix in prunes, raisins and apple. Simmer for 30 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, beat flour and sugar into cream until smooth. Beat in duck blood gradually. Add 1/2 cup hot soup stock to blood mixture, blending thoroughly. Pour mixture slowly back into stock pot, stirring constantly until soup comes to a boil. Season to taste with salt, pepper, lemon juice and vinegar.

BROTHY CHICKEN SOUP WITH HOMINY AND POBLANO

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large stock pot or Dutch oven over medium. Add the onion and poblano and cook, stirring occasionally, until they have softened without taking on any color, 4 to 6 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, coriander, oregano and red-pepper flakes, if using, and cook, stirring frequently, until the garlic and spices are fragrant, about 1 minute more. Season well with salt and pepper.
• Add the stock and chicken and bring to a simmer. Cook until the chicken has cooked through and is no longer pink, 10 to 12 minutes. Using tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer the cooked chicken to a cutting board. When cool enough to handle, shred the meat.
• Add the shredded chicken back to the pot along with the hominy and allow everything to simmer together for 5 to 10 minutes more. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Ladle into soup bowls. Serve with limes, for squeezing on top, and bowls of optional garnishes.

BROTHY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove to paper towels and reserve for the grilled cheese. Pour off all but 3 tablespoons of the drippings from the pot.
• Add the kimchi and onion to the pot. Cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add the gochujang and brown sugar and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are coated and the bottom of the pot is starting to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the soup is slightly reduced and thickened, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove 1 1/2 cups soup from the pot and transfer to a blender; puree until smooth. Return to the pot and stir to combine. Add more gochujang if desired, 1/2 teaspoon at a time.
• Divide the soup among bowls. Top with sliced scallions.