Duck Soup with Homemade Noodles, Herbs, and Spices

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   How do you make duck soup? Clean the duck, singe off any pinfeathers, and wash it well inside and out. Put the duck in cold water, set it over low heat, add salt, and toss in your favorite spices—they'll make the meat taste even better. Duck broth simmers for 2 to 2.5 hours at the gentlest bubble. You can cut the bird into smaller pieces if you like.

2. Step 2:

   

   While the broth simmers, make the noodles. Crack the eggs into a roomy bowl.

3. Step 3:

   

   Add the salt and turmeric to the eggs.

4. Step 4:

   

   Whisk the eggs until smooth and evenly colored.

5. Step 5:

   

   Add the sifted flour to the eggs a little at a time and begin working it into a dough.

6. Step 6:

   

   Finish kneading the dough on a floured countertop, working it by hand. Place the smooth, elastic dough in a bowl and cover it with plastic wrap. Let it rest for at least half an hour so the gluten relaxes—then you'll be able to roll it out thin for cutting the noodles.

7. Step 7:

   

   Finely chop an onion and add it to the broth to cook, lending its flavor and aroma. If you're not an onion fan, don't worry—chop it as fine as you can and let it simmer a good while; it'll melt right into the broth and you won't find it in your noodle soup, but the flavor and aroma will be so much better!

8. Step 8:

   

   Cut the dough into 4 pieces—or into 6 if you have a small counter or are rolling it out on a board.

9. Step 9:

   

   Roll each piece out very thin on a floured surface. Let the sheets dry out slightly.

10. Step 10:

    

    Fold each sheet over on itself a few times and cut it crosswise into thin strips.

11. Step 11:

    

    Lift the cooked meat out of the broth (you can pull it off the bones and discard them). Drop the noodles into the broth to cook, stirring now and then. Cooking time depends on how thin and firm your noodles are—taste as you go and don't overcook them. Adjust the salt and spices while they cook.

12. Step 12:

    

    Just before serving, stir in the finely chopped dill.

13. Step 13:

    

    Serve the duck and noodles hot.