Dragon Well Duck Claws are a variation of braised duck feet, although their taste and style are different.Dragon Well Duck Claws have a light and slightly sweet taste, which is a favorite food for Hakka people in the Dragon Well area of Fujian.In Dragon Well, people often eat Dragon Well Duck Claws as a snack after tea and meals, and everyone, regardless of age or gender, enjoys them.

Dragon Well Duck Claws: How to select ingredients

To make Dragon Well Duck Claws, you first need to know how to select suitableduck feet..High-quality Dragon Well Duck Claws have meat skin with a white and glossy appearance, and no residual yellow and hard skin.The texture is tight, with a slightly dry or moist surface, and it does not stick to your hands.If the duck feet are dark and lack luster, and the surface is sticky.This indicates that the duck feet have been stored for too long and should not be purchased.

Homemade Dragon Well Duck Claws Recipe

This is very similar to how we makebraised duck feet with peppercornsand spicy chilies.

Ingredients

750g of duck feet, 1000g of peppercorns, 1250g of broth, 20g of Shaoxing wine, 25g of coriander,ginger2 slices, 2 stalks of green onions.black pepper, and appropriate seasonings.

Instructions

1. Remove the skin and claws from the duck feet, blanch them in boiling water, remove them, and soak them in cold water to remove the bones and tendons.Wash the coriander and place it in the broth.

2. Heat oil in a pot, add ginger slices and green onion, pour in 10g of Shaoxing wine, season, and simmer the duck feet until cooked, then remove them, discard the ginger and green onion, and place the duck feet in coriander, and sprinkle with black pepper.

3. Mediumheatthe pot, add the broth, pour in 10g of Shaoxing wine, season, and simmer. After simmering, remove from heat, skim off the foam, and pour the broth into the pot to complete.

Authentic Dragon Well Duck Claws Recipe

Ingredients

Dragon Well Duck Claws can be braised with a savory flavor, or with braised chili pepper flavor. The method is similar to braised duck feet with spicy chilies.

500g of duck feet, 1000g of wild peppercorns, 250g of sour and spicy salt water, 10g of white wine, 30g of rice wine.sweet potatojuice 10g,white sugar30g, 20g of green onion, 20g of old ginger, 1 package of spices.

Instructions

1. Remove the skin and claws from the duck feet, wash them, and blanch them in boiling salt water, then blanch in cold water to remove the bones, and dry them.

2. Place the duck feet in a jar, cover with bamboo mesh, press with the spice package, and pour in salt water and other seasonings. Soak for 2 hours to complete.

Tips

1. Duck feet are thin and tender, blanching them is enough. They must be blanched.

2. The spices in the spice package are: 15g of white fungus, 10g of black pepper,star anise10g,cinnamon5g, cloves 5g, cardamom 3g, mountain yam 2g.

Other Dragon Well Duck Claws Recipes

In short, the taste of Dragon Well Duck Claws is diverse, and the different flavors produced by different spices are different. Here, everyone should choose and combine according to their own preferences.

Ingredients

20 duck feet.2g salt, 3g white sugar, 10g wild peppercorns, 10g braisedchili peppers5g, 5g driedchili5g, 5g ginger, 5g green onion, 1g each of cinnamon and mountain yam, 10g rice wine, braised chili water.

Instructions

1. Remove the skin and claws from the duck feet, place them in a pot of boiling water, add ginger, green onion and rice wine to cook, then remove and place in a cold water basin, and let them cool.

2. Chop the wild peppercorns and braised chili peppers into fine pieces, slice the fresh ginger and green onion, and add to the basin along with braised chili water, add salt, white sugar, cinnamon, mountain yam, dried chili, whitevinegar, and then add the duck feet.Marinate for 5 hours, and after soaking, arrange them on a plate.

Nutritional value of Dragon Well Duck Claws

Duck feet are neutral in taste and sweet.They have the functions of warming and nourishing Qi, filling and strengthening the spleen and stomach, and promoting blood circulation.Duck feet are rich in collagen and protein. From a nutritional perspective, duck feet contain a lot of protein and low sugar, and have little fat, making them a great food for weight loss.They are especially suitable for people who are malnourished, obese, or dieting.Duck feet are rich in collagen and protein.From a nutritional perspective, duck feet are high in protein, low in sugar, and low in fat, making them an excellent food for weight loss.They are especially suitable for people who are malnourished, obese, or trying to lose weight.Especially suitable for people who are malnourished, overweight, or trying to lose weight.