Malaysia

Itik Tim

Name: Itik Tim
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: 1 kg Duck (in pieces); 300 g Pickled mustard greens (kiam chai); 1 tbsp Tamarind; some of each Tomato & ginger; some of each Garlic & peppercorns; to taste Salt

Nyonya duck soup with salted vegetables

Itik tim is a Nyonya duck soup of Peranakan cuisine, in which duck is slowly simmered with pickled mustard greens.

Tamarind and salted greens give the rich broth a pleasant sour note that balances the duck fat.

Servings4

Time90 min

LevelAdvanced

Ingredients

Duck (in pieces)1 kg
Pickled mustard greens (kiam chai)300 g
Tamarind1 tbsp
Tomato & gingersome of each
Garlic & peppercornssome of each
Saltto taste

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Blanch the duck and rinse.
Start it in water with ginger, garlic and pepper.
Add the salted greens and simmer long.
Add tamarind and tomato.
Simmer until the duck is tender and the broth rounded.

Make it original

Pickled mustard greens and tamarind for itik tim are in the Asia Boutique.

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