Duck Soup

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 kg duck, breasts filleted and legs removed
• For the stock
• 1 (375 g) can chicken consomme
• water (see step #4)
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons mirin
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 medium onion, roughly chopped
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 whole star anise
• 1 teaspoon szechwan pepper, lightly crushed
• For the marinade
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon mirin
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 whole star anise
• 1/2 teaspoon szechwan pepper, lightly crushed
• For the duck soup
• 3 -4 green onions, finely sliced
• 1 cup bean sprouts
• 2 cups cooked noodles (Hokkien are good)
• 100 g button mushrooms, halved and cooked
• ginger, finely julienned
• 1 tablespoon thai-style sweet chili sauce