Gluten-Free Vietnamese Duck and Rice Noodle Soup
Tender duck, springy rice noodles and bok choy sit in a fragrant star-anise and cinnamon broth, finished with lime and cilantro.
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Ingredients
- 700 g boneless duck thighs, skin on
- 200 g fine rice noodles, labelled gluten-free
- 400 g bok choy, quartered lengthwise
- 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 25 g fresh ginger, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed
- 2 star anise
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1.5 litres gluten-free chicken stock
- 1 tbsp gluten-free fish sauce
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
- 15 g fresh cilantro, leaves picked
- 1 tsp olive oil
Method
- Salt the duck, then crisp skin-side down in a hot pot.
- Turn duck; brown the other side, then transfer to a plate.
- Soften onion, ginger and garlic in the rendered fat.4 min timer
- Add spices and stock; simmer duck until tender.25 min timer
- Cook rice noodles; add bok choy until just tender.4 min timer
- Slice duck into thin pieces; serve broth, noodles, lime and cilantro.
Why it works
- Celiac disease: Gluten-free rice noodles, stock and fish sauce make the broth and bowl.
- Wheat allergy: The noodles, stock and fish sauce are explicitly gluten-free.
- Gluten-free: Gluten-free rice noodles, stock and fish sauce keep the soup free of gluten.
- No spicy food: Cinnamon, star anise and lime season the mild broth without heat.
- Tree nut allergy: Duck, rice noodles and vegetables; no tree nuts are used.
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