-
Preparation
20 minutes
-
Cooking
45 minutes
-
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Duck Porridge For 4 people
Duck meat 750 gr (about 1/2 duck) White rice 200 gr Fermented tofu 4 tablespoons Mung beans 100 gr Shallots 5 bulbs Garlic 3 cloves Turmeric 1 piece Bird’s eye chili 2 pieces Minced garlic 1 tablespoon Minced lemongrass 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Salt/seasoning powder a little
How to choose good ingredients
How to choose fresh duck meat
- When buying, you should choose meat from fat ducks, with a round breast, thick neck skin, and thick belly skin.
- If you choose to buy a whole duck, you should select mature ones so that the feather removal process will be quicker.
- You should choose ducks with sagging lower bellies, as these have laid many eggs, making the meat more aromatic.
- Do not buy meat from weak, inactive ducks as they may be sick.
How to choose delicious green beans
- It is advisable to choose beans that are bright green and fresh. Avoid buying beans that have changed color.
- Beans that are oval-shaped with rounded ends are the good ones you should buy.
- Avoid buying beans that show signs of deformation or are dented, which may be due to being harvested too early, and the drying process can cause the beans to lose moisture.
How to make Duck Congee
-
Prepare ingredients and cook congee
First, wash the rice and green beans and soak them in water for 4 hours.
After soaking, put the beans and rice into a pot and cook with 2 liters of water.
After buying the duck, pluck any remaining feathers (if any) and then roast it until the skin turns yellow. Then wash it again and cut the duck into bite-sized pieces. Roasting will help eliminate the smell from the duck, and it also makes the duck meat more fragrant.
-
Marinate and stir-fry the meat
Pound 5 cloves of shallot, 3 cloves of garlic, and 1 piece of turmeric until fine, then mix with minced lemongrass and soy sauce, and marinate in the duck meat. After that, mix well and let it sit for about 15 minutes for the duck meat to absorb the seasoning.
Heat a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, 1 tablespoon of sliced shallots, and 2 crushed chili peppers to the pan. Once the shallots, garlic, and chili are fragrant, add the duck meat to stir-fry.
Add about 200ml of water to the pan and stir-fry until the meat is firm, then transfer it all to the porridge pot.
Keep the heat low to simmer until the porridge is cooked and the duck meat is tender, then add 1 tablespoon of seasoning, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Adjust the seasoning to taste, turn off the heat, and serve in a bowl.
Garnish with a bit of Vietnamese coriander and cilantro according to your preference, and you can enjoy it right away.
-
Finished Product
Duck porridge with a typical Western flavor, with rice grains that are fluffy, moderately thick, and rich. Just a spoonful of porridge will let you taste the spiciness of chili, the fragrance of lemongrass, and the distinct rich flavor of duck meat. Wishing you success with this dish to treat your family!
See more:
Above is the detailed guide on how to cook duck porridge with the typical flavor of the West. TasteVN hopes that with this simple and convenient recipe, you will have another delicious dish to treat your family. Wishing you success in your preparation!
*Source of images and recipes from the YouTube channel Vo Quoc Channel
