How to Cook Duck Noodle Soup with Pepper, a Simple and Delicious Specialty from Soc Trang

How to prepare Duck Noodle Soup with Pepper

• 1

  Prepare the duck meat

  Clean the duck meat you bought inside and out with diluted salt water.

  Effective ways to remove the smell of duck:

  • Use alcohol and sliced ginger, crushed to wash the duck one more time, ensuring the duck is truly clean and free of odors. Rinse again with water and let it drain.
  • You can also use salt with vinegar/lemon to scrub the duck, which is another very effective way to remove the smell.

  Cut the duck into bite-sized pieces about 2 finger lengths.

  For the duck liver, wash it clean and chop it finely, then put it into a bowl.

  

  
• 2

  Marinate the duck

  Marinate the duck with 1 teaspoon of pepper, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and shallots, and 1 tablespoon of satay.

  Mix well for the spices to soak into the duck and marinate for 30 minutes.

  

  
• 3

  Cook the pepper broth

  Place a pan on the stove and roast 50g of black pepper until you hear it popping. Then crush this pepper along with 30g of green pepper.

  Roast 2 shallots until fragrant and then peel them.

  Add 2 liters of water to a pot and place it on the stove. Add the roasted shallots along with the crushed green and black pepper into the pot, and bring to a boil.

  

  

  
• 4

  Stir-fry the duck meat and liver

  Place a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, and sauté 1 tablespoon of garlic and shallots until fragrant. Then add the marinated meat from earlier and stir-fry until it is well-seared.

  Tip: Stir-frying the duck meat helps it to be firmer, renders fat, and enhances the flavor of the meat when enjoyed.

  Heat another pan and sauté 1 tablespoon of minced onion and garlic similarly. Then add the finely chopped liver and stir-fry. You can add 1 teaspoon of seasoning to enhance the flavor of the liver.

  

  

  

  
• 5

  Cooking the Duck

  After stir-frying, add the duck to the pot of pepper water to cook. When you see the water boiling, add the stir-fried liver to cook as well. Season the broth with 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 tablespoon of fish sauce.

  Be sure to skim off the foam to keep the broth clear and cook for about another 30 minutes.

  When you are about to serve, add in 1 onion cut into wedges to finish.

  

  

  
• 6

  Making sweet and sour red onion

  Wash, peel, and slice 5 bulbs of red onion thinly.

  Mix 3 tablespoons of vinegar and 1 tablespoon of sugar evenly, add to the red onion and soak for 15 minutes.

  

  
• 7

  Final product

  This duck noodle dish is served with pickled red onion, a little shredded water spinach, banana flower, bean sprouts,… which enhances its deliciousness.

  Enjoying the dish, you can feel the sweetness of the duck meat, the richness of the liver, and the fragrant flavor of pepper, combined with the sweet and sour taste of the pickled onion, nothing can compare. Wishing you success with this dish.