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Plucking duck feathers may seem simple, but if not done correctly, you won't be able to remove the feathers from the duck before cooking. So how do you pluck duck feathers quickly and cleanly?
Duck is a delicious, gentle, and nutritious food, so many women choose it as a regular dish in their family meals. However, anyone who has tasted the pain of plucking duck feathers over and over without success will understand why many people prefer to buy ready-made ducks outside the market rather than buy them and make them at home, even though the quality is just as good.
Moreover, ready-made ducks also face difficulties in ensuring food safety. Recently, the media has mentioned the issue of hygiene at many chicken and duck processing establishments. Many establishments use plastic tubes or chemicals to speed up the process of processing chicken and duck meat, affecting the health of consumers.
In this article, we will show you a trick to pluck duck feathers quickly and cleanly. With this secret, you can pluck duck feathers in a snap, making this once burdensome task easier than ever.
Guide to choosing a duck
First, you should buy an adult duck that has fully grown wing feathers. Adult ducks are easier to pluck than young ducks. To choose an adult duck, look for those that are fat, with thick skin on the abdomen and neck, round breast, hard, large, and yellow beak.
If you cannot find an adult duck, you can also buy a duck that has already laid eggs, as this type of duck is also quite easy to pluck.
How to pluck duck feathers
After eviscerating, soak the duck in lukewarm water to evenly moisten the duck's body. Then, remove the duck and pour white wine or vinegar over it and let it soak.
Immerse the duck in simmering water (you really don't need water to boil. Boiling water causes the hair follicles to contract, making it harder for you to pluck). Try plucking a few wing feathers, if they come off easily, remove the duck and proceed to pluck the feathers.
You should pluck duck feathers in specific areas rather than randomly. Remember to stretch the skin on the duck to also remove the downy feathers underneath.
Eliminate duck odor
When preparing, simply squeeze the duck thoroughly with crushed ginger or rub with alcohol, and the odor will disappear. But if you don't have these two things at home, there's a simpler and cheaper way to eliminate the unpleasant odor of duck: salt and vinegar. Mix a considerable amount of these two ingredients together, rub it thoroughly inside and outside the duck several times, and the odor will be gone when cooked. If vinegar is not available, you can replace it with lemon.
Before cooking, soak the duck in lukewarm water for about 20 minutes to make the duck meat whiter.
Wishing you success.
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