Duck Vegetable Soup

April 5, 2010
By jc

After another decadent, “twice as much food as necessary” Easter dinner, we are left with the culinary challenge of reconstituting duck, lamb and turkey into something fresh and edible.

Here, we will turn leftover duck breast into a far more nutritious and lighter dinner than the preceding night. All it takes is some stock, fresh root vegetables and herbs. In fact, this could be “Lamb Vegetable Soup”, or “Turkey Vegetable Soup”, by substituting the appropriate leftover meat, but duck seems more exotic. Most of the work has been done for us, all we need do is slice, dice and poach.

Recipe: Duck Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

    1/2 pound of leftover cooked duck breast, cut into 1/2 dice

    1 carrot, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch dice
    1 parsnip, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch dice
    1 medium onion, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch dice
    1 zucchini, washed, and cut into 1/2 inch dice
    1 hand full of baby spinach, washed

    4 cups of chicken or beef stock, preferably fresh, but boxed works as well

    Chives, washed and finely chopped
    Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Place a 4 quart pot over medium heat, and add diced duck. Saute for 3 minutes until some of the duckfat is rendered out.
  2. Add the diced onion, carrot, parsnip and zucchini to the pot. Turn up the heat to medium high and saute until onion is translucent.
  3. Add the stock to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and lets simmer for 10 minutes. Just before serving, stir in the spinach leaves. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Ladle the soup into serving bowls, and garnish with the chopped chives. Serve and enjoy!

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