Vietnamese Duck Rice Noodle Soup
Crisp-skinned duck and tender rice noodles settle into a fragrant star-anise and cinnamon broth, finished with lime and cilantro.
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Ingredients
- 1 duck leg, skin on
- 75 g rice vermicelli, gluten-free
- 150 g bok choy, quartered lengthwise
- ½ yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 15 g fresh ginger, sliced
- 1 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 750 ml gluten-free chicken stock
- 1 tbsp fish sauce, verify gluten-free
- ½ lime, cut into wedges
- 10 g fresh cilantro, leaves and tender stems
- 1 tsp olive oil
- ½ tsp salt
Method
- Salt the duck, then brown skin-side down until crisp.
- Turn and brown briefly; remove, leaving the rendered fat.
- Soften onion and ginger in the fat until fragrant.
- Add stock, star anise, cinnamon, and duck; simmer until tender.25 min timer
- Cook gluten-free rice vermicelli; simmer bok choy until tender-crisp.4 min timer
- Slice duck; serve over noodles with broth, lime, and cilantro.
Why it works
- Celiac disease: Gluten-free rice vermicelli and clearly labelled gluten-free stock keep the bowl free of gluten-containing grains and sauces.
- Gluten-free: Gluten-free rice vermicelli and gluten-free stock make a comforting bowl without wheat, barley, rye, or malt.
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