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One Mature Duck Multi Course Dishes (老鸭多吃)

I bought a fresh mature duck (older than one year) that was 8 lb.! Given its sheer size, it is hard to cook it in one dish. I decided to try different recipes, more details are coming, stay tuned: Mature Duck Soup with Chinese Black Fungus (老鸭木耳汤) Steamed Salty Duck Drumstick (盐水鸭腿) Dried Salty Duck Leg Quarter (风鸭) Simmered Duck with 13 Spices (酱鸭) French Style Pan Seared Duck Breast (法式鸭胸脯) For travel lovers, checkout my travel blog Rainbow Planet .  

Mature Duck Soup with Chinese Black Fungus(老鸭木耳汤)

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老鸭木耳汤 (Lao Ya Mu Er Tang) Winter is a great time to explore varieties of soup. This duck soup simmers the duck head, neck, wings and feet with Chinese black fungus. This recipe is part of the multi course dishes made from a large mature duck (older than one year, about 8 lb.) to  celebrate Chinese New Year . More recipes are coming, stay tuned! For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients Duck head, wings, neck, feet 1/2 cup Chinese dry black fungus  A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 120 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Marinate duck head, neck, wings, feet with 3% salt, add a dozen Sichuan peppercorn, mix evenly. Marinate overnight for best result. 2. On the day of cooking, first  Prepare the Chinese black fungus.  While waiting for the fungus to soak, work on next step. 3. Boil a pot of water  (abo...

Steamed Salty Duck Drumstick with Sichuan Peppercorn (清蒸盐水鸭腿)

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清蒸盐水鸭腿 (Qing Zhen Yan Shui Ya Tui) This recipe is part of the multi course dishes made from a large mature duck (older than one year, about 8 lb.) to celebrate Chinese New Year . More recipes are coming, stay tuned! See more  Recipes by Category  and  fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 1 duck drumstick 3% salt based on the duck weight A few Sichuan peppercorn A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 5 minutes with overnight marinating Cooking Time: 45 minutes Servings: 1 Cooking Steps 1. Marinate duck drumstick with 3% salt and a few Sichuan peppercorn over night for best result. 2. Rinse off salt and peppercorn from the drumstick. 3. Get a bowl, place a few slices of ginger and chopped green onion on the bottom, place the duck drumstick on top. Sprinkle more chopped green onion on top of the duck. 4. After the water boils, steam for 45 minutes (or no blood comes out of the meat). 5. Let the duck cool in room...