9 brine duck Recipes

duck, cleaned, cut up and brined, cumin, chili paste, ginger paste, garlic paste, ground pepper, nutmeg, turmeric, molasses, honey, oil

whole duck legs (thighs and drumsticks attached, about 3 lbs. total) or 12 chicken thighs (about 4 1/2 lbs. total; see notes), sugar, kosher salt, onion, chopped, reduced-sodium chicken broth, tomato sauce, dried thyme, cracked green olives (see notes), drained, brined green peppercorns, drained, orange-flavored liqueur , like cointreau, orange zest (use small holes of a box grater), pappardelle pasta or wide egg noodles, fine dried bread crumbs, chopped flat-leaf parsley

coriander seeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, whole black peppercorns, coarse kosher salt, whole duck leg-thigh pieces (about 7 3/4 lb), trimmed of excess skin and fat, brandy, dry white wine, low-salt chicken broth, onions, halved, cut into 1/2-inch thick wedges, garlic cloves, peeled, lemon peel (yellow part only ), bay leaves, carrots, peeled , halved lengthwise, cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces, picholine * or other brine-cured green olives, honey (optional)

whole long island duck, salt, water, light soy sauce, divided, honey , plus 1/4 cup, green peppercorns in brine , about 2 tbsp, champagne vinegar, dry marsala

boneless duck breasts with skin, butter, chopped onion, chopped sweet gherkin pickles, chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth, honey, pink peppercorns, drained green peppercorns in brine

boneless duck breast* (4 boneless breast halves, cut from two 5 1/2- to 6-lb ducks), firm-ripe bosc pear, apple juice, cornstarch, calvados or armagnac, green peppercorns packed in brine, drained and crushed lightly, duck or veal demiglace* or 1/2 extra-large vegetarian vegetable bouillon cube, fresh thyme leaves or 1/4 tsp dried, crumbled, garnish: fresh thyme sprigs

boneless duck breasts, firm-ripe bosc pear, apple juice, cornstarch, calvados or 2 tbsp armagnac (can use apple juice if you prefer), green peppercorn , packed in brine,drained and crushed lightly, duck , demiglace or 1 tbsp veal demi-glace or 1/2 extra-large vegetarian vegetable bouillon cube, fresh thyme leaves or 1/4 tsp dried thyme, crumbled