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Duck Two Ways
BobS
Posts: 2,485
Actually it is duck 2 1/2 ways if you count cooking potatos in the duck fat. YUM :laugh:
This was a fun cook and it turned out fantastic. I bought a whole duck and cut the leg/thigh pieces and breast halves off and set them aside.
I started by roasting the rest of the parts as a start to make some duck stock.
While the duck was roasting, I cut up some veggies to add flavor to the stock. I added a yellow onion, with the skin on, because that adds color to the stock.
The second step on the stock was to saute some onion, shallot, carrot and celery.
Then I added a cup of port wine, a habanaro pepper and a bay leaf and let the port reduce down until it was almost dry.
Then I added a cup of the fresh duck stock and a handful of dried cranberries and let it simmer for another 45 minutes.
From there, I strained the sauce, reduced it a little more and added a stick of butter.
Meanwhile, the leg thigh combos had been cooking, with the Guru in control, for about 3 hours at 240, with some pecan for flavor.
When they were almost fall off the bone tender, I put the breasts on for 30 minutes to get warm through and some smoke flavor. Then I brought the breasts in and seared them in a hot skillet.
I boiled some red potatoes, let them cool, gently crushed them down like a hockey puck and fried them in the duck fat that I got when I roasted the duck. I topped them with sour cream, sliced the duck breast, added the sauce and dinner was served.
I have a bunch of duck stock that I am going to freeze, so I can just buy the leg/thigh combos and breast pieces, next time.
This was a fun cook and it turned out fantastic. I bought a whole duck and cut the leg/thigh pieces and breast halves off and set them aside.
I started by roasting the rest of the parts as a start to make some duck stock.
While the duck was roasting, I cut up some veggies to add flavor to the stock. I added a yellow onion, with the skin on, because that adds color to the stock.
The second step on the stock was to saute some onion, shallot, carrot and celery.
Then I added a cup of port wine, a habanaro pepper and a bay leaf and let the port reduce down until it was almost dry.
Then I added a cup of the fresh duck stock and a handful of dried cranberries and let it simmer for another 45 minutes.
From there, I strained the sauce, reduced it a little more and added a stick of butter.
Meanwhile, the leg thigh combos had been cooking, with the Guru in control, for about 3 hours at 240, with some pecan for flavor.
When they were almost fall off the bone tender, I put the breasts on for 30 minutes to get warm through and some smoke flavor. Then I brought the breasts in and seared them in a hot skillet.
I boiled some red potatoes, let them cool, gently crushed them down like a hockey puck and fried them in the duck fat that I got when I roasted the duck. I topped them with sour cream, sliced the duck breast, added the sauce and dinner was served.
I have a bunch of duck stock that I am going to freeze, so I can just buy the leg/thigh combos and breast pieces, next time.
Comments
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Now that looks mighty fine!
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Bob,
You are killing me with all this duck here! Really nice again.
SteveSteve
Caledon, ON
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That's some fine looking Duck there Bob
Ross -
AFLAC! :laugh:
Seriously, nice looking cook and great photos! -
That is some great looking Duck!! Great pics
GOOD EATS AND GOOD FRIENDS
DALE -
Thanks for the comments folks. That AFLAC duck would probably be good on the Egg!
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Your plated dish looks so good. Nice job on the duck.Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini -
Bob,
Hands down the finest looking duck I've ever seen. Excluding the ones within range when I have my guage. :P -
Nice duck cook ......and of course, cooking the potatoes in duck fat counts! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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My freezer is still full from this past season...gonna have to try that, looks amazing!!
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Bob, Man that looks incredible!Molly
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