Gluten-Free Vietnamese Duck Soup
Crisp-skinned duck and deeply browned onion simmer into a fragrant ginger broth, finished with tender bok choy and fresh herbs.
Fits Celiac, AIP, Hashimoto's and 15 more diets
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Ingredients
- 1 duck leg, skin on
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 1 tsp olive oil
- ½ yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups bok choy, thinly sliced
- ½ tsp lime zest
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 tbsp scallion greens, thinly sliced
Method
- Salt the duck, then brown skin-side down until deeply crisp.
- Turn the duck; add onion and cook until richly browned.
- Add ginger and water; simmer until duck is tender.40 min timer
- Lift out duck, remove bones, and shred meat into strips.
- Simmer bok choy in broth until tender, then return duck.4 min timer
- Finish with lime zest, cilantro, and scallion greens; serve hot.
Why it works
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Duck, bok choy, onion, ginger, and herbs make a hearty bowl without soy or dairy.
- Autoimmune protocol (AIP): Duck, vegetables, ginger, and herbs keep the bowl free of grains, dairy, and nightshades.
- Type 2 diabetes: Duck and bok choy anchor this broth-based bowl, with no added sugar.
- Celiac disease: Duck, vegetables, fresh herbs, and water make this bowl without grains or sauces.
- Wheat allergy: The broth is made from duck, vegetables, ginger, and water, with no wheat-based ingredients.
- Gluten-free: Duck, vegetables, and fresh herbs provide the flavor without grains or packaged sauces.
- Anti-inflammatory: Duck, bok choy, olive oil, ginger, and fresh herbs build the bowl.
- No spicy food: Ginger flavors the broth without chili or hot spice.
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