Braised Duck Gizzards
A Chinese recipe for braised duck gizzards (卤鸭胗) featuring duck gizzards, ginger, dried chili peppers, star anise, and cassia bark.
Ingredients
duck gizzards
to taste
ginger
to taste
dried chili
to taste
star anise
to taste
cinnamon bark
to taste
fennel
to taste
Sichuan peppercorn
to taste
salt
to taste
cooking wine
to taste
light soy sauce
to taste
dark soy sauce
to taste
rock sugar
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Thaw the duck gizzards, then scrub them thoroughly with salt.
2
Step 2
Place the gizzards in a pot with cold water and blanch.
3
Step 3
Prepare the spices: star anise, cinnamon bark, fennel, Sichuan peppercorns, dried chilies, and ginger.
4
Step 4
Add the duck gizzards and spices to a pressure cooker, along with an appropriate amount of water, salt, cooking wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and rock sugar. Cover the lid, bring to pressure, cook for 15 minutes, then turn off the heat and let soak for 1 hour.
5
Step 5
Remove the gizzards from the liquid and slice them.
