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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Duck braised with vinegar is a braised dish that is delicious and rich in flavor, perfect for treating the family on weekends. With extremely familiar ingredients and easy steps to follow in just 4 steps, let’s cook with TasteVN right away!
Ingredients for Duck Braised with Vinegar Serves 4 people
Duck 1 whole (about 1.5 kg) Vinegar 100 ml Ginger 1 root Green onions 2 stalks Vietnamese coriander 100 gr Shallots 2 bulbs Garlic 4 cloves Chili powder 1 teaspoon Fish sauce 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Annatto oil 1 tablespoon Salt 2 tablespoons Common seasoning a little (salt/ pepper/ sugar/ seasoning powder)
How to choose fresh and delicious duck meat
- When choosing ducks, you need to select adult ones; the ducks should be fat, have a round breast, and the skin on the neck and belly should be thick for good quality.
- Additionally, the ducks must have all their feathers; the tips of the two wings should be just enough to cross each other, indicating the ducks are delicious and mature enough, resulting in firmer meat.
- Especially when selecting live ducks of the right age, the process of plucking feathers is relatively quick, and it does not take much time.
- Furthermore, avoid buying ducks that have laid many eggs, as their meat tends to be tough and less tasty, and these ducks usually have sagging lower bellies.
What is bỗng rượu?
- Bỗng rượu, also known as vinegar bỗng or bỗng rượu, is a type of sour seasoning commonly used in Vietnamese cuisine, especially in Northern Vietnam. Bỗng rượu is a byproduct of fermented rice used to naturally sour. When making wine, the leftover rice is called hèm.
- People use hèm to brew repeatedly to produce second and third batches of wine. The remaining solids are strained to extract the liquid, which naturally becomes sour over a day or two, resulting in bỗng rượu.
How to prepare Braised Duck with Vinegar
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Prepare the duck meat
After cleaning the feathers and removing the inedible organs such as the intestines, wash the duck thoroughly. Use coarse salt to rub the duck to eliminate any unpleasant odors, then rinse with water.
Next, use a knife to cut the duck into bite-sized pieces.
How to clean the duck properly, without odor:- First, mix vinegar with salt and apply it evenly on the duck or soak the duck in that mixture for about 3 – 5 minutes. After that, rinse with clean water.
- Alternatively, you can use lemon juice mixed with a little salt and proceed as above.
See details: How to properly clean duck meat without any fishy smell
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Prepare the remaining ingredients
Peel the shallots and garlic, crush them, and then chop them finely.
Peel the galangal, wash it, and then pound it. Pick the young leaves of the Vietnamese coriander and wash them, then drain.
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Marinate the duck meat
Marinate the duck meat with 1 tablespoon of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of pepper, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of chili powder, smashed galangal, 1/2 of the shallots, and 1/2 of the minced garlic. Mix well and let it sit for about 30 minutes for the duck meat to absorb the spices.
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Stir-fry the duck and finish
Place a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil into the pan. When the oil is hot, add the remaining shallots and minced garlic along with 1 tablespoon of red color oil.
Sauté until the shallots and garlic are fragrant, then add all the duck meat into the pan, maintain medium heat and stir-fry for about 10 minutes until the duck meat is firm.
When the duck meat is firm, add 500ml of water along with 100ml of vinegar, 1 tablespoon of seasoning, and 1 teaspoon of fish sauce. Braise for about 40 minutes until the duck is cooked and the ingredients blend together.
Finally, season the dish to taste, add the prepared scallions and Vietnamese coriander, and it’s ready to enjoy.
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Final Product
The vinegar duck dish, once completed, releases a fragrant aroma that fills the kitchen, extremely stimulating to the taste buds. The duck is tender and sweet, with a rich sour broth, seasoned just right.
This dish can be served with white rice or noodles, both complementing the flavors and delicious. Wishing you success!
Braised duck with vinegar is not only delicious but also extremely easy to make, isn’t it? Let’s head to the kitchen and show off your skills to treat your family!
*Refer to the recipe and images from the YouTube channel amthuctv
