Hunting & Fishing Duck Recipes

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I just stuffed myself with this one. Mrs. Tucker said it was "snooty restaurant good".

<span style="font-weight: bold">Teal & Mallard Sous-Vide with Apple-Pear Chutney and Bacon Bits</span>

Recipe:
<span style="text-decoration: underline">Duck</span>
Season breasts with salt, pepper, season salt, garlic powder and oregano... or whatever flavors you like.
Vacuum pack 4-6 breasts between two slice of bacon.
Using a crock pot, bring water to a temp of about 140-150 degrees.
Cook sealed packs for about 4 hours, not letting the temperature exceed 140 at any time.

<span style="text-decoration: underline">Chutney</span>
Peel and slice two apples and two pears.
Dice one sweet onion.
Pour some olive oil into a large saucepan and add the onions with salt/pepper
Cook onions until clear and soft.
Add 1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar and apples and pears.
Cook until apples and pears begin to soften and release water.
Add about two cups brown sugar, some cayenne pepper, cinnamon, garlic powder, and onion powder.
Let the mixture simmer stirring occasionally until the sauce is a syrup and the fruits are soft.

Remove the breasts and bacon from the vacuum bags, draining off the water.
Place the bacon strips in a hot skillet and cook until crispy.
Cook the breasts in the bacon grease two or three at a time, just searing each side until golden brown and firm. It only takes about 30 seconds per side.

Remove the breasts and allow to rest while you chop the bacon into bits.
Plate as they or slice the breasts on a bias and spoon the chutney on top. Top it off with the bacon bits and EAT!

 

[Raven 6]

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That looks lip smackin good.

 

[Weaselthis]

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I'm gonna give THAT one a go! Here's mine and it's the only one the wife & mother in law will eat.

<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">Delevan Duck</span></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold">Meat/Veggie Prep:</span>
Breast out ducks. Teal are best IMO!
Liberally pepper meat w/ coarse pepper.
Sandwich meat between large slice of bell pepper on one side and white or yellow onion on the other.
Wrap meat/veggies completely w/ THICK peppered bacon & pin w/ toothpicks to <span style="font-weight: bold">hold the bacon in place.

Marinade:</span>
Buy cheapest brown whiskey you can get.
Large jar of jam (I prefer plum but strawberry is a close 2nd.
Mix whiskey/jam & use a wire whip to blend it to THIN syrup consistancy.

Completely cover meat w/ Marinade in a shallow Pyrex or other glass container & cover w/ Saran wrap OR (haven't tried this yet....put in a plastic bag or vacuum bag). Marinade 24hrs.

BBQ over OAK (it's against the law to use charcoal or gas! lol)fire till JUST medium rare, basting often w/ marinade leftovers. You don't want to over cook this. Bacon will probably be black, but that's ok.
Serve w/ wildrice, salad, and Jack Daniels. Mmmmmmm....!

 

[Fisky]

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I don't have a recipe. As with most of my "cooking", I throw crap together and hope it turns out. More times than not, it's edible.

Let me say that I've eaten A LOT of duck in my life, cooked many different ways. This is without a doubt the best way I've had it at this point.


Start by tenderizing the heck out of your duck breasts. I use a Jacard 3 row blade tenderizer.

Than I marinated for at least 24 hours. I think you could use your favorite marinade for this. I used EVOO, red wine vinegar, pickled jalapeno juice (from the jars you buy in the grocery store), and seasonings to your taste.

Once marinated, take out and butterfly them, careful not to cut all the way through. After they are cut, pound out flatter with a hammer (may want to throw a zip loc over top of meat before you start hammering). This is a good time to add more seasonings, and crack a beer if you haven't already.

Now comes the fun part. Slice up some cream cheese and lay down on one edge of the breast. Layer some pickled jalapenos on top and roll it up enough to cover that layer up. Put down another layer and finish rolling up.

Once rolled up, completely wrap your "stuffed breast" in bacon. 2 strips of thick cut should suffice per breast. Secure with toothpicks, season a little more if you want, crack another beer and fire up the grill.

I grilled over direct heat, but it was med-low heat, and I kept an eye on it. You don't want flare ups yet. Grill on med-low heat for about 25 minutes or so, rotating quite frequently. Once they are about done to your liking, crank the grill up to high and get a good bacon grease fire going. This will crisp up the bacon.

Enjoy the fruits of your labor.

 

[Fisky]

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Another fan favorite is to cube or slice up the breasts, soak in some milk and 1 egg for a few mintutes, bread with your favorite breading, and pan or deep fry until your liking (all my waterfowl is cooked med rare if I can help it). Dip in your favorite sweet and sour sauce (I like the plain old Kraft stuff the best).

Doesn't get much easier than that. And it doesn't taste too shabby either.

 

[The_Hoff]

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I like to layout a breast flat and then fillet it into two thin strips. then cut it into 1" wide strips length wise. After that lay a piece of bacon over each strip length wise. Then lay a jalapeno pepper on it and roll the whole thing together then stick a toothpick through it to hold it together.

then put into oven at 350* and cook until bacon is done. when bacon is done breast will be done.

 

[santee116]

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All of those recipes sound great, I will have to try them. Here is one I have found that is excellent.

Marinade:

One jar of Honey Teriyaki marinade
One jar of sliced jalopenos
One small jar of minced garlic
One green onion chopped up whole

Cut the ducks into small portions and marinate for 24-48 hours.

Wrap the breast meat in bacon and grill until cooked to your liking (I prefer medium well).

As soon as you remove from the grill, baste them in honey.

Best recipe I have ever used for duck. It's great with venison too.

 

[jringading]

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Damn, that stuffed bacon wrapped recipe just made me hungry!! Looks mighty fine and I am usually not much on duck.

 

[shoot4fun]

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All my duck recipes go "Cook duck, taste, find car keys, eat out."
But these pics are making my mouth water!