Ramen and Roast Duck Soup

Ingredients:

200g ramen noodles
2 cup (500ml) chicken stock
3 cup (750ml) water
5 thin slices fresh ginger
4 small red chilli peppers, seeded and halved
2 tsp lime juice
3 lemongrass stalks, bruised
3 cilantro roots, bruised
1 Chinese roast duck, meat removed and chopped
4 scallions, chopped
½ cup (60g) fresh bean sprouts, rinsed
¼ cup (10g) chopped fresh cilantro

Method:

• Cook noodles as directed on package. Drain and set aside. Place stock, water, ginger, 4 chilli pepper halves and lime juice in saucepan. Bring to boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors are blended, about 5 minutes. Add lemongrass and cilantro roots. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Strain through fine-mesh sieve. Return stock to saucepan.
• Add duck meat, scallions and noodles to stock and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Ladle into individual bowls. Top each serving with bean sprouts, fresh cilantro and remaining chilli pepper halves.