California Farm Fresh Duck Wild Rice Soup

Hobby Horseman
Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman
California, United States

The trimmings left over from preparing a whole duck for marinade are perfect to make this gourmet wild rice duck soup dinner, a full meal for two.
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California Farm Fresh Duck Wild Rice Soup

The trimmings left over from preparing a whole duck for marinade are perfect to make this gourmet wild rice duck soup dinner, a full meal for two.
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Ingredients

1 Hour prep, 8 hour broth, 1 hour soup
2 people, 2 cups each
  1. Brown the following fresh ingredients for the broth and the soup in a cast iron skillet:
  2. 1 1/4 poundfresh Duck trimmings: Backbone cut in 2, neck, wingtips, chopped duck skin
  3. 1 Tspseasalt
  4. 1 cupfirm tofu, cubed
  5. 1 cupmirepoix, equal parts finely chopped carrot, celery, onion
  6. For the broth in a cast iron dutch oven:
  7. 6 cupswater
  8. 1 cupbrowned duck pieces
  9. 2Woodear dried black mushrooms
  10. 2bay leaves
  11. For the wild rice soup:
  12. 3 cupssieved finished duck broth
  13. 1 cupFirm tofu, cubed, browned
  14. 1 Tbspickled ginger, slivered
  15. 2nests Mung bean noodles
  16. 1/2 cupDeboned Simmered Duck meat
  17. 1/2 cupwild rice, rinsed, drained
  18. 2woodear mushrooms, cooked, slivered
  19. 1 TbsChopped green onion for topping
  20. Serve with sourdough bread rolls
  21. Equipment: cast iron dutch oven, cast iron skillet, food processor
  22. Cost: duck trimmings, free, firm tofu $1, vegetables $1, wild rice 50 cents, mung bean noodles/other 50 cents, duck soup dinner for $1.50

Cooking Instructions

1 Hour prep, 8 hour broth, 1 hour soup
  1. 1

    Dice the duck skin in small pieces. Brown the duck skin and other duck trimmings in a few drops of olive oil in cast iron skillet, about 15 minutes. Set aside. Keep the duck fat.

  2. 2

    In the duck fat, brown the tofu cubes on low heat, about 15 minutes. Set aside.

  3. 3

    Chop the carrots, onion and celery, brown in Tbs of duck fat till onions are glazed and vegetables are fragrant, about 15 minutes. Set aside.

  4. 4

    In collander, rinse 1/2 cup wild rice, drain. Add cup of water, steam the rice till water has evaporated, about 30 minutes. Makes a full cup. Set aside.

  5. 5

    For the broth: in cast iron dutch oven with lid, bring 6 cups of water to a boil with browned duck meat, mirepoix, woodear mushrooms, bay leaves, simmer overnight till 1/3 of the liquid has evaporated. Taste. Sieve the broth through kitchen towel and collander.

  6. 6

    For the soup: debone the duck meat trimmings, sliver the mushrooms, put meat and mushrooms back in broth, add cooked wild rice, simmer half an hour, add browned tofu pieces, slivered ginger and mung bean nest, heat, do not boil, top with chopped green onion, taste to add seasalt, serve with sour dough bread.

  7. 7

    Dispose of bones in the bokashi fermenter, see recipe in here.

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I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.
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