How to Clean Duck and Goose Feathers Before Cooking
When you buy duck or goose meat, if it still has feathers, you need to clean the feathers thoroughly to remove any unpleasant odor when cooking. Boil a pot of water with 1 teaspoon of lime (the type of lime used for betel chewing) or with some sour leaves, then immerse the plucked duck or goose in boiling water for 1 – 2 minutes.
Next, you need to clean the feathers. Note that when plucking the feathers, you should pluck both the leg feathers and the down feathers on the duck or goose meat. In addition, to clean the odor of the duck, you need to remove the greasy gland at the tail of the duck, which is also the cause of the smell during cooking. Therefore, you should remove this greasy gland to prevent the duck from becoming smelly.
Effective Ways to Remove Odor from Duck and Goose Meat
Remove odor with vinegar: Everyone knows that vinegar is a familiar spice in the kitchen and because vinegar is acidic, it helps easily remove the unpleasant odor of duck and goose meat. So, if you want delicious boiled duck, before cooking, you mix vinegar and salt in a ratio of 2 salt to 1 vinegar, then spread it all over the duck, rub it several times, then rinse it thoroughly with clean water, then the duck will no longer smell when cooked.
Remove odor with lime: Lime has a similar acidity to vinegar, so lime also has a mild acidity and can effectively remove the odor of duck and goose meat. Before cooking, you just need to rub a few slices of lime on the duck meat with a little salt, then rinse it thoroughly with cold water to get rid of the smell of the duck.
Remove odor with ginger: When boiling the duck, you can smash a piece of ginger with a little white wine and massage it onto the duck meat and let it sit for about 30 minutes before cooking, which will help eliminate the unpleasant smell. In addition, if you are cooking boiled dishes, you can also add a few slices of ginger to the boiling water with the duck, which will completely eliminate the odor.
Remove the odor of the duck with white wine and salt: One of the secrets to making delicious boiled duck is to wash the duck with salt and white vinegar, which helps the duck to completely eliminate the unpleasant smell and make the dish more appetizing.