Lao Duck Soup

Name: Lao Duck Soup
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1/2 duck; 50g Flower Maw; 3 pcs Shiitake (dried)

by Mei is still

4.6 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

2h

Serving

3

Flower maw is the maw of large fish. It is a dried product of fish maw. Because it is rich in gum, it is named flower maw. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: Flower maw can nourish the kidneys and essence, nourish the muscles and veins, and can treat kidney deficiency and smooth essence and postpartum wind spasm. Flower maw is also a famous dish for banquets. It is as famous as bird's nest and shark's fin. It is one of the eight treasures and is known as the sea ginseng. When choosing fish maw, it should be thick, semi-transparent, with patterns on it, no peculiar smell, no flower center, the so-called flower center, that is, the surface of the fish maw is dry, but the middle is not dry. The darker the color, the better the quality. For the freshly bought fish maw, it is best to dry it before eating it, and the taste will be stronger.

Ingredients

Lao Duck Soup

1. Soak the flower gum for 12 hours and cut the soft soaked flower gum into sections

2. Duck meat cut into pieces, pot under cold water, blanched

3. Put the blanched duck meat in a casserole and put the fish maw

4. Then add soaked shiitake mushrooms, green onions, and ginger, pour in appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil on high heat, turn to simmer for 2 hours, and add salt.