PEKING DUCK BONE SOUP

      Title: PEKING DUCK BONE SOUP
  Categories: Loo, Chinese, Poultry, Soups
       Yield: 6 Cups
  
            For the broth:
            Bones from 1 Peking duck
            Carcass, neck, gizzard,
            Wings, leg & thigh bones
       1    Scallion
       1 sl Ginger
            Soup:
       1 lb Celery cabbage
            -(ch'ing tsai)
       2 oz Dried bean thread
            -(bean vermicelli)
            Water
       2 tb Oil
       2 sl Ginger
     1/2 tb Salt
     1/2 ts MSG
       6 c  Peking duck bone broth
            -from above (if there's
            -not enough, cut with
            -chicken broth or water)
       2 oz Chinese or Smithfield ham
            -slivered
       1    Duck gizzard, from the
            -broth pot, sliced thin
  
   Originally, Peking duck was served in three courses, to wit:
   
   1. the familiar pancake, scallion, and sauce bit (cucumber slivers
   also sometimes), with which the skin was served without the meat;
   
   2. the meat, combined with stir-fried vegetables in a soy-based sauce,
   served alone or with rice;
   
   3. a soup made with the bones of the duck just eaten.
   
   Now, in our streamlined 20th century, the courses are combined into
   one, the meat wrapped up with the skin and the scallion in the
   pancake, the vegetable course is omitted, and the soup is presumably
   drunk by the staff.
   
   Cut cabbage across into 1 - 1.5" chunks (these will separate on
   cooking). Soak bean thread in water until soft, then cut into 6"
   lengths (Warning - if you omit this cutting, you may find a guest
   choking on the stuff, which I did once).
   
   Simmer in water to cover for 45 min: bones from 1 Peking duck:
   carcass, neck, gizzard (which had been roasted with the duck), wings,
   leg and thigh bones. Season with 1 scallion and 1 slice ginger.
   
   Heat oil in a soup kettle. Add ginger, salt, and cabbage. Stir-fry 1
   min. Add all remaining ingredients except bean thread, gizzard, and
   MSG (if used). Cover and cook until cabbage is tender, 3 min or so.
   Bring soup to a boil, add bean thread, gizzard, and MSG. Turn heat
   off. Serve immediately.
   
   From:    Michael Loo
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