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Duck Stock

A savory stock made by simmering duck bones, giblets, and drippings with water, salt, and vinegar.

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Duck Stock

Time1 ½ hours

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cook everything in a tightly covered heavy stock pot over medium heat until it reaches a full rolling boil.

  2. Reduce heat and allow to simmer for 1 ½ hours.

  3. Drain and reserve liquid, discarding bones and reserving any meat.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

340Calories
19 gProtein
28 gFat
0 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Duck100g cooked with skin337
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Drippingnot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Duck bones
Release collagen and flavour into the water, giving the stock body and depth.
Duck giblets
Add concentrated savoury flavour and some meat to the stock.
Pan drippings
Contribute roasted, browned flavour from the cooked duck.

The step that matters

Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. A full rolling boil is needed to start the extraction, but a gentle simmer keeps the stock clear. Boiling hard after that emulsifies fat and cloudy particles into the liquid.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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