Beer duck, as a delicious dish, cleverly incorporates beer into it. Its main role is to enhance the flavor, rather than provide alcohol content. During cooking, most of the alcohol evaporates, so consuming beer duck is not equivalent to directly drinking beer. Even children can enjoy this delicacy without worries.
However, despite its enticing taste, moderation is still necessary when feeding children. Children’s digestive systems are more sensitive, and the spiciness of beer duck may not be beneficial to their gastrointestinal health. In fact, even adults may experience discomfort if the food is not handled properly. Therefore, it is important to carefully control the amount of beer duck consumed by children and pay attention to their subsequent physical condition and mental state.
For children around three years old, before trying beer duck, give them a small amount to taste and observe their reactions carefully. Due to the high temperature during the cooking process, the alcohol content in beer has been greatly reduced, making it relatively safe. In family meals, it is important to focus on the balanced diet of children, avoiding overly greasy or spicy foods to prevent discomfort such as internal heat.
As for the preparation of beer duck, fresh duck meat, potatoes, mushrooms, and seasonings such as garlic slices, star anise, spring onions, cinnamon, and ginger slices are selected as the base. Cut the duck meat into pieces and wash it, then stir-fry to remove excess fat. Next, add a small amount of oil to a preheated pan and stir-fry the garlic slices, white part of the spring onion, star anise, cinnamon, and ginger slices until fragrant. Add the duck meat and an appropriate amount of light soy sauce for stirring. Pour in enough beer to cover the duck meat, add a little vinegar, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat for simmering. When the sauce is reduced by half, add potatoes and mushrooms, adjust the heat to continue simmering over medium heat. Cook until the ingredients are tender and flavorful, then add light soy sauce for color, finally turn up the heat to thicken the sauce, and it’s ready to serve.
