Duck meat has long been a popular and familiar food for Vietnamese people with diverse and rich cooking methods. Let’s get cooking with TasteVN and try making 2 delicious dishes: lotus leaf grilled duck and banana leaf grilled duck!
1. Lotus Leaf Grilled Duck
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Preparation Time
1 hour
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Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Lotus Leaf Grilled Duck Serves 4 people
Young Muscovy duck 1 Lotus leaves A few Vietnamese coriander A few
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Duck
To choose good live ducks, first select a healthy one, with its wings pressed close to its body, smooth feathers, and alert eyes. If the duck’s wings are drooping, feathers are ruffled, and its crop is hard due to food, it is sick and should not be purchased. Specifically, you should choose male ducks, as they are meatier and denser compared to female ducks.
Required Tools
Electric oven or charcoal grill. aluminum foil
How to Prepare Grilled Duck with Lotus Leaves
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Prepare the Ingredients
Clean the duck, using ginger and alcohol to eliminate any unpleasant odor.
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Marinate the Duck
Spread the lotus leaves out, sprinkle plenty of Vietnamese coriander and seasonings (salt, pepper, chili, monosodium glutamate) inside. Then add the whole duck or cut it into smaller pieces. Wrap the lotus leaves around it.
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Grill the Duck
Finally, wrap it in a layer of aluminum foil. Then grill it over charcoal or place it in an electric oven for 30 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.
When ready to eat, simply remove the outer layer of foil, then open the lotus leaves to enjoy this rustic dish.
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Final Product
Grilled duck with lotus leaves is delicious when served with sticky rice or brown rice, and it is best enjoyed with ginger fish sauce or chili salt.
2. Grilled Duck with Banana Leaves
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Preparation
1 hour
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Grilled Duck with Banana Leaves For 4 people
Duck 1 bird ( About 1.5 – 2 kg) Banana leaves a few Ginger & lemongrass & fresh chili a few
How to prepare Grilled Duck with Banana Leaves
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Prepare the ingredients
The duck you ordered should be plucked clean, and all the insides removed. Next, wash the duck thoroughly, let it drain, and then use a knife to cut the duck meat into bite-sized pieces.
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Marinade and marinate the duck
Ginger and garlic should be peeled, then chopped finely with a knife, and added to a bowl along with a little seasoning including: white sugar, fish sauce, salt, and frying oil.
Then mix the seasoning evenly with the duck and marinate for 30 minutes.
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Grilling the duck
Wrap the duck meat tightly in banana leaves, then light up the charcoal and proceed to grill the duck until it is golden brown on all sides and has a special aroma.
You can also use a convenient electric oven at home by placing the skewered meat on the grill, setting the temperature to 250 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes, and when the meat turns golden and emits a fragrant smell, it is done.
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Final product
The grilled duck is considered perfect when it has a beautiful dark golden color, is chewy and delicious, and has a distinctive aroma.
Tip for chopping duck without tearing it
Wait for the duck to cool before chopping it into bite-sized pieces; be careful not to chop the duck while it is still hot as it will easily tear apart.
Duck Preparation Tips
To prevent the duck from smelling, before boiling, you should rub the duck with a little salt, pepper, smashed ginger, and white wine, let it sit for about 30 minutes, then wash it clean, drain it, and boil. After that, add a piece of smashed ginger into the boiling pot.
How to Make Grilled Duck Dipping Sauce
Ingredients Needed
- Soy sauce
- Cooking oil, salt, monosodium glutamate
- Lemon, garlic, chili
- Starch
- Water
First, dissolve the starch in water, then peel the garlic and onion, wash them thoroughly and crush them. Next, squeeze the lemon to get the juice and filter out the seeds. Add the filtered water, sugar, blended soy sauce, salt, and monosodium glutamate into a bowl and stir well.
Then, heat the cooking oil in a pan, and add the sautéed onions and garlic until fragrant. Proceed to add the sauce mixture from the first step into the pan, and boil for about 3 minutes.
Finally, add the starch to the pan, stir continuously until the sauce thickens slightly, then turn off the heat. Let it cool and add lemon juice and pepper to taste.
Above is the information about making 2 dishes: grilled duck with lotus leaves and grilled duck with banana leaves that TasteVN shares with you. If you have any questions, please leave your information below the article.
