1½ kg duck, breasts filleted and legs removed

For Stock:

375 g chicken consomme, 1 can

water

3 tbsp soy sauce

2 tbsp mirin

3 garlic cloves, crushed

1 onion, medium, roughly chopped

1 cinnamon stick

1 whole star anise

1 tsp szechwan pepper, lightly crushed

For Marinade:

2 tbsp. soy sauce

1 tbsp. mirin

1 garlic clove

½ tsp. cinnamon

1 whole star anise

½ tsp. szechwan pepper,, lightly crushed

For Duck Soup:

4 green onions, finely sliced

1 cup bean sprouts

2 cup noodles, cooked, (Hokkien are good)

100 g button mushrooms, halved and cooked

ginger, finely julienned

1 tbsp thai-style sweet chili sauce

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 200 degrees C) for about 20 minutes for the breasts, and about 30 minutes for the legs.

Cool a little then shred the meat.

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.

Sugar: 4g

:

Calcium: 61mg

Calories: 1118kcal

Carbohydrates: 22g

Cholesterol: 190mg

Fat: 99g

Fiber: 2g

Iron: 7mg

Monounsaturated Fat: 47g

Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g

Potassium: 714mg

Protein: 34g

Saturated Fat: 33g

Sodium: 1002mg

Vitamin A: 508IU

Vitamin C: 13mg