I found this recipe on cooks.com and didn't have anything and was in a huge hurry so I improvised. I'll put the original recipe, I'm sure it tastes awesome if you have the right ingredients, and I'll put my substitutions in ()s.
- 2 ducklings, quartered (I just had a bunch of wild duck breasts, enough to cover the bottom of 9x13 baking dish)
- salt (Celtic Sea Salt, of course)
- pepper (I didn't use any pepper)
- garlic powder (I did use powder but I'm sure minced garlic would be great)
- 2 cans chicken consomme (I had to look that up, basically it's a really strong and clarified meat broth. I just used 2 1/2 cups chicken broth and let it boil down a little)
- 6 TBS sherry wine (I had no wine. I had no grape juice. I had some non-raw red wine vinegar so I threw in a dash, like a TBS, I didn't want it to be too vinegary)
- 4 c. strong orange juice or 6 oz of oj concentrate plus 12 oz of water (OJ concentrate is a BIG no-no, look here and scroll down to Orange Juice . . . but that's all I had. And I didn't add the water, it's already pretty watery)
- 4 TBS lemon juice (I only had about 2)
- 4 TBS current jelly (I used an all-natural mixed berry jelly that is sweetened with grape juice.)
Place duck quarters on rack in roasting pan (I used a 9x13 baking dish). Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Roast, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until all the fat has melted off and duck is brown (breasts have little fat and cook quickly so I put it in the oven for about 20 minutes, a little fat had melted off). Pour off greases (I didn't).
Combine in a saucepan all the other ingredients and cook 10 minutes. Pour sauce over duck and cover with foil (I dumped it all in the dish and covered with foil) Roast 1 hour at 350, basting frequently (no need to baste when it's swimming in sauce). Uncover at the end to brown (I took off the foil about 1/2 way through). Serve with a vegetable.
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