Recipes

[Vamp]

Does anyone have a good and easy duck recipe? My son would like it for Thanksgiving; as only he and my husband eat it, I am thinking I will just try to find a duck breast and cook that, although I am open to suggestions. I have never cooked duck before...Any recipes and tips would be appreciated! TIA

[fthunt]

I haven't cooked a duck in years.........the first one turned out to be a 'rubber ducky' !! LOL Cooked it too hot or too long - can't recall. Did my homework before cooking the second one. -

A duck is a fatty bird so expect grease - perhaps lots of it. I'd say cook slow and low but it's been years - so if I were you - I'd Google for duck recipes instead of asking here on the Q. I always go to ""G"" for ideas and cooking methods.

Good Luck

[bells4me]

Yesterday I saw a show that stuffed a duck into a turkey & roasted them both. I have had roast duck before & it's very good. Richer than turkey or chicken & sort of ""oily"". We used to have pet ducks & use the eggs for baking (not eating).

[Vamp]

Thanks for your responses. I have been looking at duck recipes on line but am a little overwhelmed, so I was looking to see if anyone had a tried-and-true recipe.

Straitgirl, I have also seen people on TV cook "turducken"--which is a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey, or something like that. I think I'll pass on that recipe!

[Nightowlz]

I have never ate or cooked duck so I'm not help. Maybe this site will help. http://www.britishfoodinamerica.com/Our-Recipes/Duck-Goose-Recipes/#.VGkIAxR0zo1

[HonnyBrown]

I cook duck on New Years every year. It's very fatty and after all the fat melts, you will only have the breast to eat. I would recommend that you get a whole duck so you can make gravy or use the fat to flavor something else. Well worth it!

Make sure you cook it on a rack so it's not swimming in the grease. I use the little rack from my stove top smoker.

When it comes to Daffy, simple is better. Just follow the directions on the wrap and you will be fine.

[bells4me]

I would just cook it like chicken, in my covered roasting pan on a rack. Duck gravy is the best.

[Vamp]

Thanks for the recommendations!

[Catlove125]

Sorry, off topic, but this post reminded me of a movie I watched as a kid where the family's turkey was destroyed and they ended up going to a Chinese restaurant for their Christmas meal and it was a duck complete with it's head! Hehe On topic, growing up, my mom just roasted it like chicken. However, use a rack to keep it above the fat/oil which is a lot!

[justathought]

When I make duck I stuff it with saurkraut.

Always pock the breast with a fork and roast breast side down, on a rack.