Pho Noodle Soup with Roasted Duck

Name: Pho Noodle Soup with Roasted Duck
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 2 thumb-size knobs ginger, peeled, divided; 1 whole duck (about 3⅓ lb, or 1.5 kg); 5 or 6 shallots, divided; 1 tbsp (15 ml) five-spice powder; 1 tbsp (15 ml) garlic powder; 2 tbsp (36 g) oyster sauce; 1 tsp cooking wine or rượu Mai Quế Lộ (rose cooking wine); 1 tsp cooking wine or rượu Mai Quế Lộ (rose cooking wine); 1 tsp cooking wine or rượu Mai Quế Lộ (rose cooking wine); ½ tsp black pepper; 2 tsp sugar; 16 cups (4 qt, or 4 L) water; 4 to 5 lb (1.8 to 2.2 kg) chicken bones; 1 medium yellow onion, halved, divided; 1 tbsp (15 ml) salt, plus more to taste; 1 tsp rock sugar, plus more to taste; 10 dried sea worms (sá sùng), cut into 3-inch (7.5 cm) lengths, or 3 or 4 dried squids (optional); 10 dried sea worms (sá sùng), cut into 3-inch (7.5 cm) lengths, or 3 or 4 dried squids (optional); 10 dried sea worms (sá sùng), cut into 3-inch (7.5 cm) lengths, or 3 or 4 dried squids (optional); 3 star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; Chicken stock powder, to taste; 2 tbsp (30 ml) rice vinegar; 1 tbsp (20 g) maltose or honey; 1 tbsp (20 g) maltose or honey; ½ tsp annatto powder or paprika; ½ tsp annatto powder or paprika; 3⅓ lb (1.5 kg) fresh or cooked pho noodles; 3⅓ lb (1.5 kg) fresh or cooked pho noodles; 3 to 5 scallions (green parts chopped; white parts kept whole, smashed, and blanched)

Preparation info

Yield:
8 to 10
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr 30

Appears in

Simply Pho

By Helen Le

Published 2017

About

This recipe (phở vịt quay) comes out best if you can roast the duck in an oven with an auto-rotation function. The duck rotates constantly and browns very evenly. Maltose, or malt sugar, is popularly used in China for its sweetness and stickiness to roast duck—as it sticks to the skin and caramelizes, the roast duck takes on a lovely golden, shiny look. Annatto powder adds a bright orange-red color to the roast duck. If you can’t find it, replace it with paprika.

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Vietnam
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