Best Duck Soup Recipes

DUCK SOUP

Steps:

• Mix the ingredients of the marinade, and add the breast fillets and legs.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• To make the stock, put carcass portions and other stock ingredients into a large saucepan.
• Add water to cover and bring to the boil.
• Simmer gently for 45 minutes.
• Strain, return stock to a clean pot and reduce over medium heat for 15 minutes.
• Remove any remaining meat from the carcass and reserve.
• Cool reduced stock, and refrigerate overnight.
• When stock is cold, skim fat from the surface.
• The stock is ready for use.
• For the duck portions: remove from marinade, and cook in a hot oven (about 200c) for about 20 minutes for the breasts, and about 30 minutes for the legs.
• You want the meat to be pink and juicy still, and the skin crispy.
• Cool a little then shred the meat.
• For the soup: Put stock in a large saucepan and bring to the boil.
• Reduce heat, and add remaining soup ingredients including both lots of reserved duck meat.
• Warm through and season to taste.

HEARTY DUCK AND WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Cut the duck into serving pieces. Crack the backbone in half lengthwise. Cut away and discard any peripheral fat from the duck pieces. Sprinkle the pieces with salt and pepper.
• Heat a heavy kettle and add the duck pieces skin side down. Add as many pieces in one layer as the kettle will hold. Cook these pieces until they are nicely browned, about four or five minutes. Continue until all the pieces are browned. As the pieces are cooked, strain off and discard the fat.
• Return all the pieces to the kettle and add the onion, coarsely chopped carrot and garlic and cook three minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add the broth and bring to the boil. Simmer about one hour or until the liquid is reduced to about six cups. Skim off any scum and fat from the top as it accumulates.
• Remove and reserve the meaty duck pieces, such as legs, breast, thighs and so on. Discard the bony parts, such as the backbone.
• Strain the six cups of duck soup into a saucepan and bring to the simmer.
• Remove the meat from the reserved duck pieces and cut it into small dice. There should be about two cups of meat.
• Cut the mushrooms into small squares. There should be about two cups.
• Put the mushrooms, diced meat, wild rice, leeks and carrots into a kettle and pour the hot soup over them. Let simmer about two minutes. Serve piping hot.

WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH DUCK CONFIT

Steps:

• Quick-soak beans by putting them in cold water to cover by 2 inches in a large pot. Bring to a boil, then boil 1 minute. Remove from heat and cover, then soak 1 hour. Drain, discarding liquid.
• Remove skin and bones from duck legs, reserving both, then coarsely shred meat.
• Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat until it shimmers, then cook reserved bones, onions, carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, and cloves, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened, about 8 minutes.
• Add drained beans, broth, water, and tomatoes and simmer, partially covered, stirring and skimming froth occasionally, until beans are tender, about 50 minutes.
• Meanwhile, thinly slice reserved skin, then lightly season with salt and pepper. Cook in a dry medium nonstick skillet over low heat, stirring to separate, until fat is rendered and skin is crisp, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Discard bay leaves, bones, and thyme from soup. Transfer 2 cups solids and 1 cup liquid from soup to a blender and blend until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), then return to soup. Stir in 2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and keep warm, covered.
• Heat Armagnac in a small saucepan over low heat just until warm, then carefully ignite with a kitchen match (use caution; flames will shoot up). When flames subside, stir Armagnac into soup along with meat, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve sprinkled with crisp skin.

DUCK SOUP (CZARNINA)

Steps:

• Cover whole duck with water in large stock pot. Add salt, and bring to a boil. Skim off foam.
• Place celery, parsley, allspice, and cloves in a cheese cloth bag, and add to stock pot. Cover and cook over low heat until meat is tender, approximately 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove cheese cloth bag from stock pot. Remove duck. Discard bones, cut up meat, and return to the broth.
• Mix in prunes, raisins and apple. Simmer for 30 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, beat flour and sugar into cream until smooth. Beat in duck blood gradually. Add 1/2 cup hot soup stock to blood mixture, blending thoroughly. Pour mixture slowly back into stock pot, stirring constantly until soup comes to a boil. Season to taste with salt, pepper, lemon juice and vinegar.

VIETNAMESE DUCK SOUP

Steps:

• For soup:
• Heat heavy large pot over high heat. Sprinkle duck with salt and pepper. Add to pot; sauté until deep brown, about 6 minutes per side. Add broth, onion, ginger, 2 tablespoons fish sauce, and sugar; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered until duck is very tender, adjusting heat to maintain simmer, 45 to 60 minutes. Using tongs, transfer duck to rimmed baking sheet. Cool 30 minutes. Skin and bone duck. Coarsely shred duck meat. Strain broth into large bowl; discard solids. Spoon fat from top of broth into small bowl; reserve. Return broth and duck to same pot. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Chill soup uncovered until cold, then cover and keep chilled. Cover and chill duck fat.
• For garnishes:
• Cook rice vermicelli in large saucepan of boiling water until just tender, stirring occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water, and drain again. Cut noodles in half to shorten.
• Melt 2 tablespoons reserved duck fat in same saucepan over medium-high heat. Add shallots; sauté 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and bamboo shoots. Cook until juices thicken, about 7 minutes longer. Add tomato mixture to soup. Simmer until flavors blend, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and more fish sauce if desired.
• Divide noodles, cabbage, and herbs among 6 large bowls. Ladle in soup. Serve, passing hot sauce and lime wedges.
• A vailable in the Asian foods section of many supermarkets, at some specialty foods stores, and at Asian markets.

PEKING DUCK NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• For the broth: In a large stockpot, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Break up the duck bones and sear them on all sides until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the vegetables and continue cooking until caramelized, another 5 minutes. Add the spices and 16 cups water. Lower the heat and let simmer for about 3 hours. Let cool for about 15 minutes. Pass through a sieve and remove the fat. Pour the broth back into the stockpot and reserve for the duck noodle soup.
• For the duck soup: Add the vegetables, the soy sauce and noodles to the stockpot with reserved duck broth and simmer for 1 minute.
• To serve: Slice the duck breasts. Place the noodles in the center of a shallow bowl, top with sliced duck and pour some broth and vegetables into each bowl. Garnish with Thai basil and a slice of lime. Serve with spicy Sriracha sauce.

SMOKED SAUSAGE, DUCK AND WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, over medium heat, add the olive oil. Season the duck pieces with salt and pepper. When the oil is hot, sear the duck, fat side down for about 4 to 6 minutes. Turn over the duck and continue to sear for 4 minutes. Remove the duck from the pan and set aside. Add the onions and celery to the pan. Season the vegetables with salt and cayenne. Saute the vegetables until wilted, about 4 minutes. Add the sausage and continue to saute for 4 minutes. Stir in the beans, bay leaves, and garlic. Add the duck stock, water and fresh thyme. Place the duck pieces back into the pan. Bring the liquid to a boil and skim off any cloudy scum that has risen to the service. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, uncovered for 3 hours, stirring occasionally or until the meat and beans are tender. Re-season if necessary and stir in the green onions and parsley.
• Break and crack the carcass. In a large stockpot, heat the vegetable oil. Season the bones with salt and pepper. Add the bones to the pot and brown for about 10 minutes, stirring often. Add the onions, carrots, celery, garlic, and bay leaves. Season the mixture with salt. Cook until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes, stirring often. Add the wine and tomato paste and stir to mix. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the water. Put the thyme, parsley sprigs, and peppercorns in a piece of cheesecloth, tie it together with kitchen twine, and add it to the mixture. Bring the mixture to a boil. Skim off any cloudy scum that rises to the surface. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, for 3 hours. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer and cool. Refrigerate overnight and remove any congealed fat from the surface. The stock can be stored in the freezer for 1 month.

DUCK SOUP, CHINESE STYLE

Steps:

• Soak the dried mushrooms in 1 cup warm water for about 1/2 hour.
• Bring the chicken stock to a simmer and add the mushrooms and the water in which they were soaked.
• Add the pepper, greens and bones.
• Simmer for 1 hour.
• Drain the stock and discard all solids except the mushrooms.
• Cut the mushrooms julienne and return to the stockpot.
• Add the green onions, sesame oil and cooked duck meat, and taste for salt.
• Drop the noodles into the pot and simmer until they are just tender, about 5 minutes.
• Place the soup in a tureen and add the shelled raw egg, whole. It will cook on the way to the table.
• Add the parsley garnish.
• Stir the egg into the soup at the table.

DUCK SOUP (MOCK CZARNINA) RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• Cook neckbones in chicken broth and skim fat that rises. cook on low heat for 2- 2 1/2 hours. Add prune juice, prunes, apple butter and cinnamon stick. Add 1/4 cup vinegar or more to taste. Continue to cook until neckbones are tender. Remove neckbones from soup. Serve with noodles.

BBQ DUCK AND RAMEN SOUP

Steps:

• Combine stock and water into saucepan and heat till liquid is simmering.
• Add, galangal, chillies and lime juice to saucepan.
• Bruise lemon grass and coriander (to release flavour), and add to saucepan.
• Simmer liquid for 20 minutes.
• Strain liquid, and return to saucepan.
• Heat liquid with duck and shallots.
• Boil Ramen noodles in separate saucepan for 3-5 minutes or till tender.
• Drain noodles.
• Add noodles and bak choy (optional the bak choy) to soup stock and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Ladle soup to serving bowls, garnishing with bean sprouts, chilli strips and coriander.
• Add salt and pepper to taste (I don't think it's needed).
• Enjoy hot.

DUCK SOUP (FOR FERRETS)

Steps:

• Soak dry food in 1/2 cup water and soften it completely.
• When dry food is soft, mash with a fork and mix all ingredients in a 2 quart jar and shake thouroughly. Sometimes I microwave it to the temperature of baby formula.
• Serve about 4 fluid ounces at a time twice daily for maintenance.
• If your little guys are eating too much and you feel they are getting fat, you can increase the amount of water. I have tried increasing the amount of dry food, but if it gets too thick some of them won't eat it.
• This formula also freezes well as the Sustacal must be used within 48 hours if left only in the fridge.

BROTHY DUCK SOUP

Steps:

• Place the stock, rice wine, soy sauce and star anise in a large saucepan.
• Bring to the boil and add the duck, the chinese cabbage and the garlic, stirring to mix thoroughly.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes, or until the duck is tender.
• Remove the star anise.
• Stir through the sesame seeds, the oil and the parsley and serve at once in warmed bowls.

DUCK SOUP WITH BROWN RICE AND YAMS

Steps:

• Place duck pieces in a soup pot and brown over medium heat.
• Add broth and water, bring to a boil and skim away any scum that forms.
• Add onion, celery, carrots, bay and sage leaves, cumin, ginger and thyme.
• Bring back to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes.
• Remove duck pieces and let cool.
• Strain and degrease stock.
• Return stock to pan, add rice, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes.
• In the meantime, remove duck meat from bones and dice.
• Add duck meat and yam to the pot, bring back to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
• Add peas and simmer 5 minutes or until tender.
• Add chopped sage and ladle into soup bowls.

CHINESE BARBECUED DUCK SOUP

Steps:

• Remove all the meat from the duck carcass reserving the bones. I remove as much fat as I can, and most of the skin, however the skin is really tasty so I like a bit of it in there. Shred the meat and refrigerate.
• Pour the stock into a saucepan, then add the bones, garlic, ginger, coriander sprigs, lime rind and chillies. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for an hour.
• Strain and return stock to the saucepan.
• Add the shredded meat, baby bok choy and brocolli to the stock, bring to the boil and cook for about 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the noodles according to directions (mine had boiling water poured over them, then stood for 30 seconds before being drained).
• Divide noodles between 4 bowls, top with bean shoots.
• Squeeze lime juice into soup, ladle the soup into the bowls and top with fresh coriander.

PEKING DUCK NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• For the broth:.
• In a large stockpot, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Break up the duck bones and sear them on all sides until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the vegetables and continue cooking until caramelized, another 5 minutes. Add the spices and 16 cups water. Lower the heat and let simmer for about 3 hours. Let cool for about 15 minutes. Pass through a sieve and remove the fat. Pour the broth back into the stockpot and reserve for the duck noodle soup.
• For the duck soup:.
• Add the vegetables, the soy sauce and noodles to the stockpot with reserved duck broth and simmer for 1 minute.
• To serve:.
• Slice the duck breasts. Place the noodles in the center of a shallow bowl, top with sliced duck and pour some broth and vegetables into each bowl. Garnish with Thai basil and a slice of lime. Serve with spicy Sriracha sauce.

DUCK SOUP ( CZARNINA )

Steps:

• 1. Cover whole duck with water in a large stock pot. Add salt and bring to a boil. Skim off foam.
• 2. Place celery, parsley, allspice, and cloves in a cheese cloth bag add to stock pot. Cover and cook over low heat until meat is tender about 1 1/2 hours.
• 3. Remove cheese cloth bag from stock pot. Remove duck, discard bones. Cut up duck meat and return to broth.
• 4. Mix in prunes, raisins and apple simmer for 30 minutes.
• 5. In a medium bowl, beat flour, sugar into cream until smooth beat in chicken broth graduly. Add1/2 cup hot duck to broth mixing and blending thoroughly.
• 6. Pour mixture slowly back into stock pot stirring constantly until soup comes to a boil
• 7. Season to taste with salt, pepper, lemon juice.

SMOKEY DUCK AND SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients for the marinade. Toss the duck breasts with the marinade (It will be more of a paste) and allow to marinade several hours or overnight.
• Heat the oil and butter in a large pot or Dutch oven over high heat. Remove breasts from the marinade, use fingers to wipe off excess, and add meat to the pot (discard the leftover marinade.) Sear meat well on both sides, a few minutes for side. Meat should be well browned. Be sure not to crowd the pan or the meat will not brown correctly.
• Transfer the meat to a plate and set aside.
• Toss the onions, celery, and carrots into the pot and cook until softened and the onions are turning translucent. Add the tomato paste and continue to cook 3 to 5 minutes to toast the paste.
• Add in the cumin, paprika, bay leaves, cinnamon, and thyme. Cook 2-3 minutes. Toss in the garlic, ginger, and chili and cook until fragrant 30 seconds to a minute.
• Pour in the white wine and allow to simmer a couple minutes. Dump in the chicken broth, beef broth, and Worcestershire sauce. Add the sweet potatoes and cover, bring to a boil.
• When the soup bowls reduce to a hard simmer (gentle boil) and cook until the sweet potatoes are tender. 20 -25 minutes depending on how tender you like your veggies.
• Add the frozen peas and cook until heated through, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile cut the duck into bite sized pieces.
• Add the duck and any liquid that gathered in the plate they were sitting in to the pot. Dump in the rice, cover, and allow to cook 5-10 minutes more to finish cooking the duck and heating the rice.
• Remove the bay leaves before serving. Taste the soup and add salt and pepper to suit your taste. Can be served over extra rice if desired. Add sriracha sauce (or other hot sauce) if you like more heat.

FERRET DUCK SOUP

Steps:

• Put water in a small pot. Set the stove to a medium low temperature. When water starts to boil, add raw drumstick to water, and let boil for 10 minutes.
• While drumstick is boiling, take your eggs and two bowls, and separate the yolk, and the egg white. Ferrets should not eat egg white, because if ingested, this can result in hair loss.
• After chicken is done boiling, take it out and let it sit to cool. Make sure not to turn your stove off yet. Your water should have some fatty oils floating on the surface. Now, take your egg yolks and add them to the water. Stir them around. You should have a goopy sort of substance floating around.
• After your chicken is done cooling, cut it into small strips big enough for your ferret to chew, because you don't want them to inhale the soup. Add the strips to the soup, and mix around.
• Turn off stove, and let the soup sit for about 5 minutes. Divide equally for your ferret(s) to enjoy.
• Do not give this to your ferrets frequently. Remember this is a treat, not a meal, and if you give this to your pets regularly, it can make them sick. I recommend giving it to them when they are ill, or after they get out of surgery. If you want to give this as a treat, then I recommend giving it to them, once every 1-2 months.

BARLEY SOUP WITH DUCK CONFIT AND ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Simmer barley in 4 cups water, uncovered, in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot, until almost tender, 20 to 40 minutes. Drain in a sieve.
• Remove skin and any fat from duck legs. Cook skin and fat in a 1- to 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until fat is rendered, about 8 minutes, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl, discarding skin. Reserve fat.
• While fat is rendering, remove duck meat from bones, reserving bones, and shred meat into small pieces.
• Heat 1 tablespoon duck fat (reserving any remainder for another use) in cleaned 5- to 6-quart pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté carrots and parsnips, stirring frequently, until just golden, about 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• Stir in broth, parboiled barley, salt, pepper, duck bones, and remaining 3 cups water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until vegetables and barley are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Discard bones and stir in shredded duck meat. Skim any excess fat from top of soup, then stir in thyme. Season with salt and pepper.
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VIETNAMESE DUCK SOUP RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• For soup: Heat heavy large pot over high heat. Sprinkle duck with salt and pepper. Add to pot; sauté until deep brown, about 6 minutes per side. Add broth, onion, ginger, 2 tablespoons fish sauce, and sugar; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered until duck is very tender, adjusting heat to maintain simmer, 45 to 60 minutes. Using tongs, transfer duck to rimmed baking sheet. Cool 30 minutes. Skin and bone duck. Coarsely shred duck meat. Strain broth into large bowl; discard solids. Spoon fat from top of broth into small bowl; reserve. Return broth and duck to same pot. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Chill soup uncovered until cold, then cover and keep chilled. Cover and chill duck fat. For garnishes: Cook rice vermicelli in large saucepan of boiling water until just tender, stirring occasionally, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water, and drain again. Cut noodles in half to shorten. Melt 2 tablespoons reserved duck fat in same saucepan over medium-high heat. Add shallots; sauté 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and bamboo shoots. Cook until juices thicken, about 7 minutes longer. Add tomato mixture to soup. Simmer until flavors blend, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and more fish sauce if desired. Divide noodles, cabbage, and herbs among 6 large bowls. Ladle in soup. Serve, passing hot sauce and lime wedges.