Name: 【roasted Duck with Spiced Carrots and Bamboo Shoots】
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: Some duck; Some carrot; Some Dried bamboo shoots; Some onion; Some ginger; Some oil; Some salt; Some Five spice powder; Some Sweet noodle sauce; Some Cooking Wine; Some Soy sauce; Some pepper; Some crystal sugar

【roasted Duck with Spiced Carrots and Bamboo Shoots】

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In spring, everything in nature recovers. Due to rising yang and dry climate, it is easy to stimulate the internal heat accumulated in the liver, gallbladder, and gastrointestinal tract, and the phenomenon of spring dryness appears. In addition, the body's water is also easily lost through sweating and breathing, leading to physiologic disorders and causing symptoms such as dry throat, cleft lip, and dry stool. Moreover, the spring climate is changeable, which is very easy to cause colds and rhinitis. At the same time, many people will catch a cold because of their "hot temper".
Generally meat is warm. However, duck meat is cool in nature. As the so-called Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet, duck meat is very suitable for eating in spring. The bamboo shoots have the functions of clearing heat and resolving phlegm, replenishing qi and stomach, curing thirst, diverting water channels, and relieving the stomach, and have the characteristics of low fat, low sugar, and multi-fiber. Carrots, known as "Oriental Ginseng", are cooked and eaten. The β-carotene in the human body can be converted into vitamin A, which is beneficial to improve the body's immunity and prevent colds. But β-carotene is a fat-soluble vitamin. Only when it is dissolved in oil, can it be converted into vitamin A in the body and be absorbed. It is eaten with duck meat, which not only increases dietary fiber, but also better Give full play to the effect of carrots.
It's certainly true to eat this in spring. Not only does it prevent getting angry, but it also prevents colds, nourishes the yin and nourishes the stomach. It is very suitable for people who love meat but are afraid of getting angry. "

【roasted Duck with Spiced Carrots and Bamboo Shoots】

1. The soaked bamboo shoots are cut into slices, the carrots are peeled, washed and cut into a flower knife, the onion is diced, and the ginger is sliced.

【roasted Duck with Spiced Carrots and Bamboo Shoots】 recipe

2. Chop the duck meat into small pieces. Add a proper amount of water to the pot, add pepper, cooking wine, and ginger slices, and slightly blanch the duck meat to remove the blood and smell.

3. Add a small amount of oil to the pot, add the diced onion and ginger and sauté until fragrant.

4. Add the blanched duck meat.

5. Stir fry for a while.

6. Add half a tablespoon of sweet noodle sauce over high heat, add cooking wine and dark soy sauce and stir-fry evenly, then add appropriate amount of hot water to cover the duck meat, and bring to a boil.

7. Add appropriate amount of salt, five-spice powder and pepper, and add a little rock sugar to enhance the flavor, then add two hawthorns, cover the pot and simmer over low heat.

8. Simmer and cook until most of the duck meat is soft and rotten, add carrots and bamboo shoots and continue to cook until the duck meat is soft and rotten.

Tips:
1. Remember not to cut the duck meat into too big pieces, it is easy to cook the duck meat in a short period of time and become soft.

2. Adding two hawthorns can not only remove greasiness but also make the duck meat easier to cook.

3. Eating green onions in spring is easy to get angry, and the green onions will become bitter and affect the taste in a long time of stewing. Therefore, using onions instead of green onions is more suitable for spring consumption.

4. Adding proper amount of cooking wine and pepper ginger slices to the water of blanched duck meat can effectively remove the fishy smell of duck meat. If you have green tea bags at home, you can add a little to remove fishy and greasy effect.

5. Adding rock sugar can improve the freshness and flavor, as long as a little is enough. Just add an appropriate amount of five-spice powder, adding too much will make the taste very strange. If you don’t have all-spice powder at home, you can use home cinnamon, star anise and other spices instead.