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Le Canard a La Creme De Cassis (Duck)
 
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Prep Time: 40 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Minutes
Ready In: 41 Minutes
Servings: 8
I love duck and I love creme de cassis but I've never made duck before. This is from a Junior League cookbook called San Francisco Encore. Here for safe keeping.
Ingredients:
4 ducks, about 4 lbs. each
salt
fresh ground black pepper
1/2 cup butter
3 shallots, minced
10 ounces currant jelly
1 cup creme de cassis
2 cups chicken stock, can use duck stock if you find it
1 (8 ounce) can bing cherries, pitted, drained
wild rice (optional)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Place ducks in a shallow roasting pan on a rack.
3. Roast for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, turning halfway through baking time.
4. Melt the butter in a skillet and saute the shallots until soft, about 5 minutes.
5. Add the jelly and creme de cassis and boil until reduced and thickened.
6. Cut the ducks into serving pieces and arrance on a platter.
7. Stir the cherries into the sauce and heat thoroughly.
8. Spoon the sauce over the ducks. Serve immediately with wild rice.
By RecipeOfHealth.com