Wild Duck With Root Beer Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Mix the salt, black pepper, marjoram, thyme, sage, paprika, garlic powder in a bowl. Dredge the duck breasts in this mixture. Heat the olive oil and butter in a heavy skillet. When the oil is smoking add the duck breasts with the flour coating and fry until there is a nice brown crust on each breast on each side. Remove the breasts to a baking dish and place in a 400 degree oven for 10 minutes. Remember, wild duck is best when still a little pink inside.
• Meanwhile, mix the cornstarch in with the chicken broth, then add to the skillet and stir to loosen drippings. Turn down the heat and simmer while preparing the sugar and vinegar in a saucepan. When the sugar has melted add the sauce from the skillet. Add the root beer to the sauce pan. Simmer until slightly thickened. Add the white wine and serve over slices of the roasted duck breast.

Steps:

• Season the duck breast with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Brown the duck breast, skin side first, then flip over, reduce heat and cook other side, about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the duck breasts to a platter, reserving the juices in the pan. Work in batches, if necessary.
• To make the sauce, add the balsamic vinegar and red wine to the pan and cook until reduced by half. Add the stock and reduce by half again, then add brown sugar, rosemary and berries and cook for 3 minutes. Strain into a bowl and whisk in the butter to finish. Place the duck breast on each plate and drizzle the sauce around.

Steps:

• Rub bird, inside and out, with cut side of lemon, squeeze some juice on occasionally, Combine sauerkraut, celery seed, sugar, pepper.
• Stuff bird loosely with the combination and truss the legs.
• Place breast up on a rack in a shallow pan.
• Pour in boiling water.
• Cover and roast in 350° oven for around 45 minutes.
• Remove cover, drain liguid from pan.
• Roast uncovered for 30 minutes, or until done,basting frequently with the sherry.
• Garnish with with orange slices and parsley after removing from oven.
• This is also good stuffed with a nice wild-rice stuffing.

Steps:

• Place ducks in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 1-3/4 to 2 hours or until tender. , Meanwhile, combine the remaining ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Baste ducks with sauce during the last 30 minutes of baking time.

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the stock, wine and orange juice. Bring to a boil and add the dates and prunes. Allow fruit to partially dissolve.
• Reduce heat, add mace, cinnamon, ginger, sugar and vinegar. Cook for another 5 minutes; remove from heat and allow to cool. Puree in a blender or food processor until smooth.
• Pour over duck while roasting or serve on the side.

Steps:

• season ducks with salt and pepperinside and out.
• leave peel on apples but quarter them and place some apples and raisins in each duck.
• put the rest around them.
• sprinkle on cloves.
• place 4 bacon strips on each duck.
• pour about 1 1/2 cups water in each pan.
• bake at 350 degrees about 6 hours.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Prick skin all over duck, remove as much fat as possible on the domestic bird.
• Rub wild duck with walnut oil or wrap in bacon.
• Domestic duck is more greasy and does not need oil or bacon.
• Stuff 1/2 the onions and turnip cubes into the cavity.
• Season cavity with salt and pepper.
• Place duck in roasting pan with about 1/2 inch of water on center rack in oven, breast side down.
• turn breast side up after cooked for 20 minutes and bake about 40 minutes longer, til just done.
• While duck is roasting, place giblets and remaining onions and turnips in a small dutch oven or oven proof saucepan and roast in the oven with the duck til well browned, about 20 minutes.
• Remove dutch oven to the stove top.
• Over medium heat, deglaze the dutch oven in the stock, scraping all the bits stuck to the bottom and sides of the pan.
• Add the seasonings, wine and vinegar.
• Continue to cook til liqid is reduced by 1/3, about 20 minutes.
• Add preserves and blackberries.
• Cook another 10 minutes or until the preserves are melted into the liquid and the berries have cooked down and are soft.
• Strain liquid into a clean sauce pan and set aside.
• Discard the solids strained out.
• Remove roasted duck from the oven and let stand tented under aluminum foil for 15 minutes before carving.
• Reheat sauce just before serving.
• Carve duck or quarter, discarding the stuffing and serve hot with sauce poured over top.