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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour 45 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Duck cooked with mushrooms is a delicious dish with an extremely rich and appealing flavor. Having this dish on the family dining table will make the meal much more sumptuous. Let’s cook this dish together with TasteVN!
Ingredients for Duck Cooked with Mushrooms For 4 people
Duck 1 whole (1 – 1.5kg) Green onion 1 stalk Ginger 1 piece Shiitake mushrooms 200 gr Garlic 3 cloves Tapioca starch 2 teaspoons Fermented tofu 30 gr (2 blocks of tofu) Soy sauce 2.5 teaspoons Oyster sauce 2 teaspoons Sesame oil 2 teaspoons Cooking oil 230 ml Salt a little Common seasonings a little (Ground pepper/ salt/ sugar/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh duck meat
- For live ducks: Choose ducks with shiny, smooth feathers, press the breast area to feel a lot of firm, round meat, and thick skin on the neck and belly. Additionally, if you can cross the two duck wings together, it means the duck is mature and the meat quality is up to standard.
- For processed ducks: Choose ducks with bright skin, light yellow leaning towards white, without any bruises or blood clots. Pressing the meat should feel firm and elastic for it to be good quality. Avoid purchasing if the duck appears dull, soft, or has a foul smell.
- To buy the freshest duck, you should go directly to a duck farm for live ducks. For processed ducks, you should purchase from reputable supermarket chains!
How to choose good shiitake mushrooms
- For fresh shiitake mushrooms: Choose mushrooms of moderate size, with short stems, tightly capped, slightly brownish yellow in color, and with the characteristic fragrant smell of mushrooms.
- For dried shiitake mushrooms: Choose mushrooms that are not broken and have a bright brown cap, free from dampness or unusual odors.
- To ensure the quality of mushrooms, you should buy them directly from mushroom farms or specialized stores that provide this type of product.
How to Cook Duck with Mushrooms
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Prepare and Marinate Duck Meat
Wash the duck thoroughly, massage it with finely chopped ginger and a little salt. After that, let it sit for 15 minutes, then rinse with clean water and let it drain.
Place the duck in a large bowl with 1/2 teaspoon of soy sauce and rub it evenly all over the duck.
How to Prepare Duck Meat Cleanly, Without Odor:
- To keep the duck clean and odor-free, after plucking, rub coarse salt all over the meat and rinse it with water thoroughly.
- Using a mixture of alcohol and crushed ginger or a mixture of salt, lemon/vinegar to scrub the meat and rinse it again will help eliminate the odor as well as make the duck cleaner.
- The duck meat should be cooked immediately or prepped and placed in the refrigerator to preserve it before cooking. Avoid leaving it outside for too long as the duck meat will become smelly.
See details: How to Prepare Duck Meat Cleanly, Without Odor
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Prepare other ingredients
Shiitake mushrooms bought home should be rinsed briefly with water and then soaked in warm water for about 30 minutes to soften.
Peel the ginger, wash it clean with water, drain, and then cut into strips. Peel the garlic and crush it.
Wash the scallions, drain, and then cut diagonally into pieces about 1.5 finger lengths long.
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Fry the duck
Put a pan on the stove, add about 200ml of cooking oil into the pan. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add 2 teaspoons of tapioca flour and stir well until the flour dissolves completely.
Next, add the duck and fry until golden brown on both sides, then remove, wash with water, and drain. After that, cut the duck into bite-sized pieces.
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Sauté duck and mushrooms
Place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. Wait for the oil to heat, then add ginger and garlic to sauté until fragrant.
Next, add the mushrooms and stir-fry for about 1 minute, then add 2 blocks of red fermented bean curd into the pan.
After that, add the duck meat and stir-fry together until the duck meat is firm, then add 2 teaspoons of soy sauce, 2 teaspoons of oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 2 teaspoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, and stir-fry for another 2 – 4 minutes before turning off the heat.
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Stew duck
Add the sautéed duck into a pot and place it on the stove. Next, pour water into the pot so that it barely covers the duck meat, then cover the pot and stew for 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, lift the lid, add 2 teaspoons of sesame oil, scallions, and adjust the seasoning to taste, then turn off the heat and transfer everything to a plate.
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Final Product
So the duck stewed with mushrooms is complete. The duck meat is fragrant, sweet, and tender. The shiitake mushrooms are chewy and aromatic. The seasoning is just right. Serve it hot!
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Above is the complete guide on how to make duck cooked with mushrooms that TasteVN wants to share with you. Wishing you success in making this dish and having a hearty meal with your family!
