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Dried Bonito Winter Melon Duck Soup

Dried Bonito Winter Melon Duck Soup

A classic Cantonese summer soup combining duck, dried bonito, winter melon, and aged tangerine peel, slow-simmered two hours into a cooling, savory, umami-rich broth.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Chop the duck open and clean all the ingredients. Soak the coix seeds briefly.

  2. 2
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    Put ginger and cooking wine into cold water, blanch the duck and pork together, then wash clean after blanching and set aside.

  3. 3
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    Lightly soak the dried bonito, tear it apart and set aside, cut the winter melon into large pieces, and remove the pith from the dried tangerine peel.

  4. 4
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    Put the dried tangerine peel into cold water.

  5. 5
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    After bringing the water to a boil, add all the ingredients, boil vigorously for 15 minutes, then simmer on low heat for 2 hours. Add salt before drinking. Adjust the time accordingly if using a high-speed cooker or pressure cooker.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Winter melon
    1kg
  • Bonito flakes
    1 piece
  • Coix seed
    100g
  • Duck
    1/2 piece
  • Pig Exhibition
    a pinch
  • dried tangerine peel
    2 piece
  • Water
    to taste

Seasonings

  • cooking wine
    to taste
  • Salt
    to taste

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Ginger
    2 piece