Random Misadventures in crafts and cooking

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The seasonings I used for the duck broth cardamom, black pepper, ground ginger, salt,turmeric, and star anise. I also used carrots, celery, green apples, and fresh garlic cloves along with the duck giblets, neck and back. I'll try to remember to measure and write down every ingredient next posts.

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Duck broth results!

Welp..... The broth tasted great! It could of used some mirin (sweet rice wine) to lighten the taste a little but it made some good soup. I didn't take pictures of the finished project (everyone ate it too fast) but I'll post some of the ingredients I used.

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Adventures in cooking with little to no instructions

So I decided to make butterflied duck, which I'm actually using a recipe for (sort of) but what I DIDN'T think of is what to do with the neck, back, and giblets. Giblets in case you didn't know already are things like the gizzard, liver, and heart of poultry and as I'm planning on using Asian flavors a traditional gravy wouldn't really fit. Naturally I Googled it and saw I recipe for Turkey giblet broth, where you simply bring the giblets to a boil and simmer for around 45 minutes. So I was like "psssshht boring" and improvised putting the giblets and other assorted duck bits in a pot of water, carrots, celery, green apple, garlic, and spices. How will it turn out? Idk we'll see when it's done. To be continued......