How to braise duck neck

In daily diet, braised duck neck is a common home-cooked dish, and braised duck neck is mainly made by braising duck neck. It not only tastes good, but also has high nutritional value. It is very suitable for daily diet or leisure snacks in life. The preparation method of braised duck neck is simple and you can easily make it at home. It is very healthy.

How about braised duck neck?

The first step is to prepare the materials. The ingredients you need to prepare include duck necks, onions, ginger slices, star anise, bay leaves, dried chili peppers, cardamom, cinnamon, and peppercorns. Note that when making braised duck necks, you must add these spices. These spices are indispensable, otherwise the taste of the braised duck neck will be greatly reduced.

The second step is to process the duck neck. After cleaning the duck neck with clean water, pour an appropriate amount of clean water into the pot, put the duck neck into the pot with cold water, boil it over high heat first, then turn to medium heat and cook for about three minutes to remove all the blood and dirt in the duck neck. After blanching the duck neck, take it out and clean the floating foam on the surface with cold water.

Step 3: Stir-fry the ingredients. Pour a proper amount of oil into the pot, add the prepared spices, ginger, onion, etc., stir-fry together until fragrant, then put the duck neck into the pot and stir-fry together, add a proper amount of cooking wine, dark soy sauce and light soy sauce, pay attention to control the ratio of dark soy sauce and light soy sauce. Too much dark soy sauce may make the color of the duck neck too dark. If you don’t like the color of the duck neck too dark, generally add dark soy sauce and light soy sauce in a ratio of 1:2. Pour more hot water into the pot, turn to medium heat after boiling, cover with a lid and simmer slowly, and turn off the heat after about 1 to 2 hours. After turning off the heat, do not open the lid and do not take out the duck neck. Just let the duck neck soak in the marinade. The longer it is soaked in the marinade, the more flavorful the duck neck will be. You can increase or decrease the soaking time as appropriate. It is generally recommended to soak it overnight, so that the duck neck will be more flavorful and have a particularly fragrant smell.

Duck neck is suitable for people of all ages and is a casual snack. Duck neck is a cold food, so it can help us reduce internal heat. However, because it is cold, girls who are menstruating should not eat it. However, most stores will add a lot of spicy Chinese medicinal herbs when making duck necks, that is, those Chinese medicinal herbs that have very strong fire properties. This will make the ingredients and spices complement each other, which can not only play a certain detoxification role, but also have a certain beauty effect. Moreover, this kind of duck neck tastes very fragrant, so it can also help us stimulate our appetite.