Ingredients

  • 5 lbs duck, with breast meat removed (back, neck, carcass, legs, no liver, skin removed)
  • 12 cup dried onion flakes
  • 2 medium carrots, scrubbed,trimmed and coarsely chopped
  • 2 stalks celery & leaves, trimmed and coarsely chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 -3 tablespoons dried parsley
  • 12 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 -3 leaves fresh sage
  • 12 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 6 black peppercorns
  • 1 cup of dry mung beans, preferably hulled
  • 2 medium yellow squash, cut in half lengthwise and sliced thin
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced thin
  • 1 medium shallot, finely diced
  • 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and sliced thin
  • 12 cup shredded cooked duck
  • 14 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon finely snipped fresh sage
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 cups brown rice

Method

  • The night before, place the ingredients for the stock in a large stockpot.
  • Cover by about 2 inches with cold water and bring slowly to a boil.
  • Skim any froth that forms on the surface.
  • Reduce heat and simmer uncovered about 3 hours.
  • Add water as needed to keep ingredients covered and skim as necessary.
  • Strain the broth into a large bowl through a fine sieve; gently press vegetable mixture to remove as much liquid as possible.
  • Discard the vegetable mixture, cool the broth and place in refrigerator over night.
  • Remove the meat from the duck carcass and shred.
  • Place the mung beans in cold water to cover and allow to soak overnight.
  • When ready to cook, rinse the beans in cold water.
  • If the beans were not hulled, rub between hands to remove hulls and discard the hulls.
  • Skim any fat from top of broth before using.
  • In medium pan, add 2-1/2 cups of duck stock and 1 cup of brown rice; bring to a boil, cover and cook until rice is done or liquid is absorbed, about 45 to 55 minutes.
  • In medium size pan, heat the sesame oil; add the sliced onion, garlic and shallot.
  • Cook until onions are lightly brown.
  • Add 2-1/2 cups of the prepared stock, beans and ground ginger, bring to a boil.
  • Cover and cook for 20 minutes.
  • Add the duck meat and squash, cover and continue cooking an additional 10 minutes.
  • Remove from heat; add 1 tsp finely snipped fresh sage, salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve over the cooked brown rice.
  • The left over stock can be frozen and used for another time.