BBQ Duck And Ramen Soup

Ingredients

• 5 cups water
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 2 red chilies, seeded and halved
• 8 slices ginger or galangal
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice or lime juice (use the big lime)
• 3 stalks lemongrass
• 2 sprigs coriander
• 1 Chinese barbecued duck, deboned and chopped
• 4 shallots, chopped
• 150 g dried ramen noodles
• bean sprouts, to garnish
• red chile, to garnish
• coriander, to garnish (cilentro)
• 3 bunches bok choy (optional)
• salt
• white pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Combine stock and water into saucepan and heat till liquid is simmering.

2. 2

   Add, galangal, chillies and lime juice to saucepan.

3. 3

   Bruise lemon grass and coriander (to release flavour), and add to saucepan.

4. 4

   Simmer liquid for 20 minutes.

5. 5

   Strain liquid, and return to saucepan.

6. 6

   Heat liquid with duck and shallots.

7. 7

   Boil Ramen noodles in separate saucepan for 3-5 minutes or till tender.

8. 8

   Drain noodles.

9. 9

   Add noodles and bak choy (optional the bak choy) to soup stock and simmer for 5 minutes.

10. 10

    Ladle soup to serving bowls, garnishing with bean sprouts, chilli strips and coriander.

11. 11

    Add salt and pepper to taste (I don't think it's needed).

12. 12

    Enjoy hot.