When mentioning specialties of Hanoi, it would be a mistake to overlook the dish of braised duck with sour fruits. Each method of preparation brings its own distinctive flavors. Today, TasteVN will join you in the kitchen to make 2 versions of this soup. Let’s go right away!
1. Braised Duck with Sour Fruits
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Braised Duck with Sour Fruits Serves 4
Cleaned duck 1 whole (1.5 – 1.7kg ) Green sour fruits 7 fruits Lemongrass 5 stalks Ginger 1 piece Garlic 3 cloves Shallots 4 bulbs Lemon 1 fruit Spring onions 3 stalks Vietnamese coriander 5 stalks Cilantro 5 stalks Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (Ground pepper/ salt/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate)
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How to Prepare Sour Plum Duck Stew
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Prepare the Duck
To eliminate the smell of the duck, use salt and a few slices of lemon to rub all over the duck. Then, rinse thoroughly with water several times, drain, and chop into bite-sized pieces.
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Prepare Other Ingredients
Lemongrass is cut at the root, washed clean with water, drained, and then chopped finely. Sour plums are peeled and washed with water and allowed to drain.
Shallots and garlic are peeled and minced. Vietnamese coriander and knotweed are washed clean, drained, and then chopped finely.
Ginger is peeled, rinsed briefly with water, and then minced. Green onions are trimmed at the roots, washed clean, drained, and then chopped finely.
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Marinate the duck
Put the cut duck pieces into a large pot. Marinate the duck with 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 2 teaspoons of seasoning powder, 2 tablespoons of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of pepper, 1/2 of chopped garlic, 1/2 of chopped shallots, 1/2 of chopped ginger, 1/2 of chopped coriander, 1/2 of chopped rice paddy herb, 1/2 of chopped green onions, 1/2 of chopped lemongrass, then mix well to let the duck absorb the spices.
After that, let it rest and marinate the duck for 30 minutes.
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Cook the duck with sour plums
Place a pot on the stove, add 3 tablespoons of cooking oil into the pot. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add the remaining shallots, garlic, lemongrass, ginger, and green onions to sauté until golden and fragrant.
Then, add the duck meat and stir-fry until the meat is browned, then add enough water to cover the surface of the meat. Next, add the sour plums and bring to a boil over high heat.
When the water in the pot boils, reduce the heat and braise until the duck meat is tender, then season to taste and turn off the heat.
Scoop the duck with sour plums into a bowl, sprinkle the remaining rice paddy herb and coriander on top to complete.
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Final product
The duck braised with sour fruits has a very fragrant smell. The broth is clear, with a light sweetness, and the seasoning is quite well-balanced.
When enjoying this dish, you will taste the delicious sweetness of the duck meat and the sour, crunchy flavor of the sour fruits. Enjoy it hot!
2. Duck braised with sour fruits using an electric pressure cooker
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Duck Stewed with Sour Fruits using Electric Pressure Cooker Serves 4
Duck, cleaned 1 whole (1.5 kg) Sour fruits 7 fruits Lemongrass 2 stalks Ginger 1 piece Garlic 3 cloves Chili 2 fruits Spring onion 2 stalks Coriander 2 stalks Coconut water 1/2 liter Cooking oil 1.5 tablespoons Salt/sugar a little
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How to Prepare Duck Stewed with Sour Fruits using Electric Pressure Cooker
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Prepare the Ingredients
Wash the duck, let it drain, then cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Trim the lemongrass, wash it clean. Cut the lemongrass into 2 parts, slice the top part thinly and crush the bottom part.
Peel the ginger, rinse it, and chop it finely. Remove the stems from the chili, wash it clean, and chop it finely. Wash the sour fruits and let them drain.
Peel the garlic and mince it. Trim the roots of the spring onion and coriander, wash them clean, and chop them finely.
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Marinate the duck
Marinate the duck meat with 1 teaspoon of salt, sliced ginger, sliced lemongrass, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, and 1 tablespoon of cooking oil for about 30 minutes.
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Cook the duck with sour plums
Select the high-temperature sauté mode, and once the pot is hot, add 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add minced garlic and sauté until fragrant. Then, add the duck meat and stir well until the meat is firm.
Season the pot with 1 teaspoon of salt. Stir well so that the duck meat absorbs the spices. Then, add the smashed lemongrass stalks, chopped chili, and sour plums, stir-frying for about 3 more minutes before adding 1/2 liter of coconut water and covering the pot again.
At this point, choose the high-pressure cooking mode for 15 minutes, then release the steam quickly.
Next, open the pot, add chopped green onions and coriander, stir for another 2 minutes, and then taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.
Finally, turn off the heat and serve everything in a bowl.
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Final product
The dish of duck with sour tamarind cooked using an electric pressure cooker has a distinctive aroma of lemongrass. The duck meat is tender and juicy. The sour tamarind is crunchy and has a pleasant sour taste. The broth has a mild sweetness, seasoned just right. Try it immediately to experience the flavor!
Product information:
- You can use a 6-liter electric pressure cooker, 1000W to quickly prepare meals for your family. The product offers 12 different cooking modes for you to make a variety of dishes, with a smart timer for cooking/shutting off, suitable for busy people. The pot lid is designed to be safe, automatically locking when not properly installed and during operation.
- Currently, the price of electric pressure cookers ranges from 1,100,000 to 3,200,000 VND. (Price updated in May 2022).
What vegetables to eat with sour tamarind duck
- Sour tamarind duck can be served with various vegetables such as boiled vegetables like chayote, carrots, white radish,…; pickled vegetables, water spinach, or types of aromatic herbs like basil, Vietnamese coriander, and cilantro.
- If you want a filling meal that can replace a main dish, you can also serve sour tamarind duck with fresh rice noodles, which is simple and quick.
- This sour tamarind duck dish is even better when dipped in a bowl of garlic chili sauce.
How to choose fresh and delicious duck meat
- Choose freshly slaughtered ducks, with skin that is yellow but not too dark or mottled.
- When buying, you should press the duck with your hand. If the duck meat feels elastic and firm, it is a good choice.
- Avoid ducks with many bruises on the skin, soft and mushy meat, and any unusual odors.
Effective ways to eliminate the odor of duck meat
- Method 1: First, use coarse salt to rub all over the duck, then rinse well. After that, use a mixture of rice wine and sliced ginger to rub and squeeze the duck again, then rinse with water several times and let it drain.
- Method 2: To effectively eliminate the odor of duck, you can also use a mixture of salt, lemon, or vinegar to rub on the duck and then rinse and let it drain.
