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Preparation
45 minutes
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Cooking
45 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
When mentioning Central Vietnam, one cannot forget the famous dish of mì quảng. Mì quảng has various flavors and many enticing cooking methods. Today, sister Thu Nam will introduce you to the way to cook duck mì quảng, let’s get into the kitchen and cook this exquisite soup dish right away.
Ingredients for Duck Mì Quảng Serves 4 – 5 people
Duck 1 whole Fresh noodles 3 kg Accompanying vegetables A little (lettuce/ perilla/ basil) Green onions A little Red onions 5 bulbs Garlic 5 bulbs Chili 3 pieces Five spice powder 1/2 packet (about 5g) Cooking oil 4 tablespoons Fish sauce 5 tablespoons Common spices A little (Salt/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper/ sugar/ seasoning powder)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh duck
For ducks that are not processed
- You should choose ducks with shiny white feathers, and the inside shows no down feathers, with long and fully grown feathers on the outside.
- Additionally, good ducks will have a full, plump breast, thick skin on the neck and abdomen. Ducks whose wings can cross each other are mature, easy to pluck, and have a lot of meat.
- Avoid choosing ducks with frizzy feathers, an unpleasant smell, or appearing lethargic as these may be sick.
For processed ducks
- You should select ducks with a uniform, bright yellow color that feels fresh.
- When buying, you can gently press the duck meat to feel its firmness and elasticity, which are signs of good quality.
- Avoid choosing ducks that are too dark or have bruises, and those that feel soft and mushy when pressed, or have a sour smell and are leaking fluids, as these indicate old, non-fresh ducks that do not meet quality standards.
How to choose fresh, delicious noodles
- You should choose fresh noodles that look vibrant, smell naturally fragrant, and when you gently squeeze them, they should have a certain softness without being mushy.
- Avoid buying noodles that smell sour, spoiled, or show signs of mold, as these should not be used.
- Additionally, to save costs and ensure health, you can also make fresh noodles at home using the recipe provided by TasteVN below!
How to make Duck Quang Noodles
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Prepare the Duck
To save time on preparation, you should buy pre-cleaned duck. To reduce the smell of the meat, use a bit of salt to rub directly onto the duck meat.
Then rinse with diluted saltwater and wash again 2 – 3 times with clean water and let it drain. Finally, place the duck on a cutting board and chop it into bite-sized pieces.
Tips for preparing duck meat without odor- Method 1: Use salt, white wine, and a little crushed ginger to rub all over the outside of the duck for a few minutes, then rinse thoroughly with water and let it drain.
- Method 2: Alternatively, you can rub salt evenly over the duck, then use a halved lemon to rub over the duck meat once more and rinse clean with water.
See details: Tips for preparing duck meat without odor
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Prepare the other ingredients
Fresh vegetables to accompany should be picked for young leaves, not bruised or wilted, soaked in saltwater for about 10 minutes, then rinsed with clean water and drained.
Green onions should have the roots and wilted leaves removed, washed clean, and drained.
Shallots and garlic should be peeled, and the chili should have its stem removed, then rinse the mixture of shallots, garlic, and chili with water.
Then you take 1/2 of the garlic and pound it with shallots in a mortar with 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1 teaspoon of ground pepper.
The remaining garlic will be sliced together with the chili to make the dipping sauce.
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Marinate the duck meat
Put a pan on the stove, add 3 tablespoons of cooking oil and heat over medium heat. When the oil starts to shimmer, add the minced garlic and onion from earlier and sauté until fragrant and golden, then turn off the heat.
Next, add all the sautéed garlic and onion, 1/2 packet of five-spice powder, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1 teaspoon of salt to the bowl of chopped duck meat, mix well and let it sit for about 5 – 10 minutes for the meat to absorb the flavor.
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Sauté the duck meat
Heat the pan with the sautéed garlic and onion from earlier on the stove, add an additional tablespoon of cooking oil and heat over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the marinated duck meat and stir until both sides are cooked evenly, then turn off the heat.
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Cook the broth
Place a pot on the stove and add 3 liters of water to boil on high heat, wait until the water just boils, then add the stir-fried duck meat from earlier.
Next, you will season the pot with a mixture of spices including: 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1 teaspoon of ground pepper.
Then wait for the mixture to boil again, taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking, then reduce the heat and cook for another 25 minutes until the meat is tender and absorbs the spices, then you can turn off the stove.
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Make the dipping sauce
Put sliced garlic and chili into a bowl (rice bowl), add a little monosodium glutamate and sugar, then add 5 tablespoons of fish sauce for a delicious dipping sauce. You should taste and adjust it to suit your family’s preferences!
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Final Product
You put a little fresh noodle into a bowl, pour the broth that you just cooked over it, add a few pieces of duck meat on top, chop some green onions, add a bit of fish sauce with garlic and chili, and serve with the fresh vegetables you have prepared for a perfect dish.
The dish has the fragrant taste of five spices, sweetness from the meat, and a rich fat from the duck fat, with the noodles being soft and flavorful, the broth being clear and very delicious. Wishing you success in making this simple duck Quang noodle dish!
So TasteVN has completed the recipe for how to cook duck Quang noodles that are delicious, rich, and creamy with authentic flavor right at home. What are you waiting for? Hurry to the kitchen and make it for your family to enjoy! Wishing you success!
