The Best Duck I Ever Ate...
In the September/October issue of Ducks Unlimited magazine, on page 16, is a recipe for "The Best Duck I Ever Ate." Since I'm out of ducks, I substituted Cornish Game Hens in their place and tried it out tonight for dinner.
I followed the bit about browning the "ducks" in olive oil, but then I switched and put them in a crock pot instead of leaving them on the stove. I added carrots, a very large onion, a can of golden mushroom soup and enough water to almost cover the ducks. I let them simmer on low for 3 hours and then finished them on high for an additional 2 hours. The meat fell off the bones.
The recipe called for "liberal" amounts of Cajun seasoning. For my taste, I was either not liberal enough, or I had too much water in the pot. So, after they came out, I added more directly to the skin. Very tasty.
Now, was it the best I ever ate? Not quite, but it was not shabby either.
I followed the bit about browning the "ducks" in olive oil, but then I switched and put them in a crock pot instead of leaving them on the stove. I added carrots, a very large onion, a can of golden mushroom soup and enough water to almost cover the ducks. I let them simmer on low for 3 hours and then finished them on high for an additional 2 hours. The meat fell off the bones.
The recipe called for "liberal" amounts of Cajun seasoning. For my taste, I was either not liberal enough, or I had too much water in the pot. So, after they came out, I added more directly to the skin. Very tasty.
Now, was it the best I ever ate? Not quite, but it was not shabby either.
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