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Duck meat, a highly nutritious food, can be transformed into many delicious dishes and is widely beloved in Vietnam. Duck curry is the perfect choice for you. Join PasGo in the kitchen and showcase your culinary skills!
- Preparation & cooking time: just over 1 hour.
Nutritional Value of Duck Meat
Duck meat is a highly nutritious and popular food in Vietnam, containing approximately 25g of protein per 100g, surpassing beef, pork, goat, fish, and eggs. It is rich in nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, and vitamins (B1, B2, A, D, E).
Additionally, duck meat is alkaline and has the benefits of tonifying Yin and nourishing the stomach. Consuming duck meat addresses various health issues and can be transformed into delicious dishes like boiled duck, roasted duck, grilled duck, duck porridge, and duck stew. Especially in colder weather, duck curry becomes the perfect choice for your family.
Delight your family with the enticing aroma of duck curry over the weekend.
1. How to Cook Duck Curry with Coconut Milk
Ingredients:
- Muscovy duck: 1kg
- Potatoes: 400g (or you can use sweet potatoes)
- Carrot: 1 piece
- Onion: 1 bulb
- Curry powder: 2 packets
- Fresh lemongrass: 3 stalks
- Fresh chili: 1 piece
- Essential spices: salt, sugar, ground pepper, cooking oil, aromatic herbs, coconut milk...
Method:
Step 1: Clean the duck meat and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Marinate the meat with curry powder, salt, pepper, lemongrass, chili, and let it sit for 30 minutes to absorb the flavors.
Cut the duck meat into bite-sized pieces.
Step 2: Peel the skin of potatoes, carrots, clean the onions, and cut them into bite-sized pieces. Crush and finely chop garlic and lemongrass.
Step 3: Sauté the crushed garlic and lemongrass in cooking oil, then add the marinated duck and simmer for about 10 minutes to firm up the meat. For a more vibrant color, you can add curry powder or turmeric powder.
Step 4: Add potatoes, onions, and carrots, pour in water, season with salt and pepper. Simmer on low heat until the mixture is evenly cooked.
Step 5: When the meat is cooked, transfer it to a bowl and garnish with fresh herbs for a visually appealing presentation.
Rich and Creamy Coconut Duck Curry
2. How to Cook Duck Curry with Onions and Taro
Ingredients:
- Duck: 1kg
- Unsweetened fresh milk: 1 liter
- Taro: 400g
- Curry powder: 2 packets
- Onion: 1-2 bulbs
- White wine: 100 ML
- Lemongrass, ginger, salt, pepper, cooking oil
Step 1: Prepare the Ingredients
- Clean the duck meat thoroughly, eliminate any unpleasant odor with white wine and crushed ginger. Rinse it off, drain excess water, and cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Peel and cut sweet potatoes into pieces, then soak in diluted saltwater.
- Crush lemongrass and finely chop, leaving some in segments - crush well.
- Clean horn peppers, remove all seeds, and finely chop them.
- Drain the soaked sweet potatoes, add a pinch of salt, seasoning, sugar, turmeric powder, then mix well by hand.
Step 2: Marinate the duck meat:
Marinate the chopped duck with salt, seasoning, sugar, and curry powder, finely chopped lemongrass, and minced chili. Mix well by hand and let it sit for 30 minutes to absorb the flavors.
Marinate the duck meat for about 30 minutes.
Step 3: How to cook duck curry:
- Sauté the marinated duck meat with a bit of cooking oil until the meat firms up and absorbs the flavors.
- Pour in all the fresh milk, add the sliced lemongrass, and simmer on low heat until the duck meat is tender.
Duck curry boasts an enticing golden color.
3. Duck Curry Western-style
- Clean and odorless, cut the duck into bite-sized pieces. Marinate with curry, onions, garlic, pepper, and seasoning powder. Let it sit for 30 minutes to absorb the flavors.
- Heat up the pot, stir-fry the duck until well-browned. Add coconut milk and lemongrass segments, then simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add peeled and diced sweet potatoes, yams, or taro into the pot.
- Once boiling, add arrowroot powder dumplings and sweetened condensed milk. Stir well and let it cook.
Bring to a boil again and simmer gently until the meat is tender.
Scoop into a bowl and garnish for a beautiful presentation.
A curry dish this delicious deserves to be devoured with a pot of rice.
With these 3 PasGo duck curry recipes, we hope to enrich your family meals with increasingly diverse and delicious dishes.
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Wishing you success with this duck curry recipe!
Khanh An
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