Duck Rice is one of the Singapore local traditional food that you wouldn't want to miss.
The braised duck is being blend with both light soy and dark soy sauces together with some aromatics spices. Every family pride themselves on their own unique recipe.
Two different type of Duck Rice to choose :
1. Gooey gravy: this is the most prevalent type and adopted by most of the duck rice stalls in Singapore. The gravy is viscous and gluey, some tasted sweet and some towards the saltier end. It is usually accompanied by the braised rice or the rarer yum rice.
2. Non-gooey type: without the starch added to keep the sauce in the watery stage. It is usually saltier than the gooey type, less common and strong association with the authentic traditional Teo Chew duck rice.
When you eat braised duck, some stalls serve white rice, some have yam rice and some came with braising rice. Yam rice or bracing rice is more visual appeal than flavor because I still find myself having to pour braising sauce over it.
The duck rice stall that I use to patronize is namely - WEI KEE BONELESS BRAISED DUCK stall . It is being located at Tanjong Pagar Food Market 2nd floor ( very near to Tanjong Pagar MRT station, about 3 minutes walking distance)
They sell Braised Duck came with braising sauce rice and it looks very appetizing from the sample picture showing here.
If you are new to Singapore Local food I would strongly recommend you to try this out.
They also sell duck porridge and duck noodles.
duck noodle which costs about $3 to $4 per plate.
duck porridge also costs about $3 to $4 per plate
During lunch time it can be quite crowded and long queue can be expected . It may take about 10 - 15 minutes for you to queue before you can take your order and ready to be served.
Another famous duck rice stall is namely - Cheok Kee Duck Rice stall.
Which is located at :
1220 East Coast Parkway, Stall 29 East Coast Lagoon Food Village
Opening hours: Wed-Mon: 11am-9.30pm
Price: from $4.00
Long queue can be expected during lunch time and dinner time. It may take about 15 to 20 minutes to wait in order to take your order and ready to be served in just a short while. Over at this popular duck rice stall, their success is mainly due to their secret recipe with nicely blended and addictive braising sauce. Smooth and lightly thickened, it had excellent balance of sweet and savoury flavors.
This secret recipe additive braising sauce was being poured over the thin slices of duck meat & liver that enhance the taste and flavor of this duck rice meal. The duck meat was soft and tender. Nice to eat with the braising sauce and the braising rice. Optionally to eat with chilli that may gives a different feeling and likeness.
Overall standard is good . Recommended to try this out.
Another duck rice stall worth trying is none other than - Houson Herbal Braised Duck
which is located at :
132 Jurong Gateway Rd #01-271, Singapore 600132,
Happy Hawkers Coffee Shop,
Operating hour from 9am to 8.30pm.
Each plate of duck rice meal costs about $4.30. The queue is not long and may take about 1 to 2 minutes to wait in order to take your order and ready to be served.
Each plate of duck rice meal came with duck meat which was tender and
infused with the herbal aroma favor , tofu, peanut and braised
egg + the braising rice that give you a very nice and tasty meal.
Which is located at :
49 Sims Place, Sims, #01-73 Vista Market and Food Centre, Singapore 380049,
Operating hours is from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm.
Each plate of duck rice meal costs $5.50 that come with braised duck meat , tofu, taupok( make of bean flakes) + braised rice and a bow of soup.
The braised duck meat was soft and tender, with nicely blended tofu and taupok with their special braising sauce + braised rice that give a different feeling that taste yummy and fulfilling.
Last but not least, the famous boneless braised duck from Lim Seng Lee Duck Rice Eating House in South Buona Vista Road is back, and is now located in Sam Leong Road in Little India.
South Buona Vista Road
Famous Teochew Boneless Duck Rice opened two weeks ago at Kim San Leng Eating
House, a five-minute walk from Farrer Park MRT station.
Prices for the duck rice (with either white or
brown rice) start at $3.50.
This is probably one of the best braised duck I have tried. It is smooth and the sweetness of the duck is enhanced by the thick and special additive gravy.
They offer a variety of side dishes such as signature sambal dishes including squid (from
$6), prawn (from $8), kangkong and tofu (from $4 each).
The Ingredients
1 Duck
5 Cinnamon sticks
2 Dried chillies
5 Star anise
7 slices of Blue ginger (galangal)
7 cloves of Garlic
350ml Dark Soy Sauce (Tai Hwa superior dark soy sauce which is commonly found in our supermarkets. This soy sauce is not very salty and is thick but still runny)
2 Teaspoon of white sugar
The Method
1. Fry all the dry spices till fragrant
2. Add soy sauce, sugar and 2 bowls of water.
3. Bring sauce to a boil and add the duck
4. Add enough water so that 3/4 of the duck is submerged
5. Slowly braise for 1.5 hrs turning the duck over every 20mins or so. It is ready once the meat is tender
6. Leave to cool before chopping
Fantastic! Home made Braised Duck rice is ready to be served.
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