01-26-2005, 05:24 AM
Collect the blood of a freshly-killed duck or goose and stir in 1/4 cup 6% vinegar. Seal and refrigerate until ready for use. In pot, combine duck or goose wings, neck, rump, heart and gizzard with 8 cups of cold water. Bring to a boil, skimming off scum until no more forms, reduce heat and simmer one hour. Add several peppercorns, cloves, and allspice grains and 1/2 to 1 bay leaf plus the standard portion of soup greens (minus the Savoy Cabbage) and simmer another 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until meat comes easily off the bone. Dice the giblets, remove the meat from the bones, dice, and return to the strained stock.
[size 3]The soup vegetables may be diced and returned to the pot or used in another dish per your preference. Add about 2 cups dried fruit: prunes, apples, pears, raisins, and simmer another 15-20 minutes. Fork-blend 2-3 Tbs flour with the blood and vinegar mixture, add about 1/2 cup stock 1 Tbs at a time, stirring constantly, then return to the pot. Season with salt and pepper, a pinch or 2 ground juniper berries (optional) sugar and a bit more vinegar if needed to get a sweet, sour, winey flavor with subtly spicey undertones. Simmer gently several minutes and serve over egg noodles, noodle squares, grated potato dumplings or cooked, diced potatoes.[/size]
[size 3]Variation: Fork-blend 1/2 cup sour cream with the flour and the blood-vinegar mixture before adding to the stock.[/size]
[size 3]The soup greens are the standard Polish mix.
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[size 3]The soup vegetables may be diced and returned to the pot or used in another dish per your preference. Add about 2 cups dried fruit: prunes, apples, pears, raisins, and simmer another 15-20 minutes. Fork-blend 2-3 Tbs flour with the blood and vinegar mixture, add about 1/2 cup stock 1 Tbs at a time, stirring constantly, then return to the pot. Season with salt and pepper, a pinch or 2 ground juniper berries (optional) sugar and a bit more vinegar if needed to get a sweet, sour, winey flavor with subtly spicey undertones. Simmer gently several minutes and serve over egg noodles, noodle squares, grated potato dumplings or cooked, diced potatoes.[/size]
[size 3]Variation: Fork-blend 1/2 cup sour cream with the flour and the blood-vinegar mixture before adding to the stock.[/size]
[size 3]The soup greens are the standard Polish mix.
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