3146 desperate duck christmas Recipes

duck legs, kosher salt, black peppercorns, garlic cloves, crushed, thyme sprigs, bay leaves, crumbled, rendered duck fat, melted (or mild olive oil)

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

duck breast halves, salt, cayenne pepper, ground black pepper, chicken stock, honey, soy sauce, rice wine, grated fresh ginger, tomato sauce, chili powder, lime juice

duck fat , or more as needed, brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved lengthwise, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, cayenne pepper, or more to taste, lemon, juiced

duck legs, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, vegetable oil, onion, sliced, garlic, minced, chicken broth, seasoned rice vinegar, soy sauce , or to taste, sambal chili paste , or other hot pepper sauce to taste, bay leaves

duck breasts (thawed if frozen ), dried juniper berries , crushed in resealable plastic bag using flat side of mallet, fresh thyme leaves, purple seedless grapes , cut into small clusters, olive oil, coarse kosher salt, arugula, creme fraiche or sour cream, stirred to loosen

duck (or chicken) breast, fat trimmed, chinese five-spice powder, salt, freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, whole-wheat pizza dough, hoisin sauce, baby spinach, chopped, shredded part-skim mozzarella, red bell pepper, cored, seeded and diced, scallions, thinly sliced, black sesame seeds

duck , breasts filleted and legs removed, chicken consomme, water (see step #4), soy sauce, mirin, garlic cloves, crushed, onion, roughly chopped, cinnamon stick, whole star anise, szechwan pepper, lightly crushed, soy sauce, mirin, garlic clove, cinnamon, whole star anise, szechwan pepper, lightly crushed, green onions, finely sliced, bean sprouts, cooked noodles (hokkien are good), button mushrooms, halved and cooked, ginger , finely julienned, thai-style sweet chili sauce

duck breasts, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, rice wine vinegar, hoisin sauce, honey, garlic cloves, crushed, fresh ginger, grated, chinese five spice powder, reserved marinade, hoisin sauce (extra ), honey (extra ), cornflour, white rice, butter, mushrooms, chopped into small pieces, red pepper, chopped fine, fresh coriander, finely chopped, fresh chives, chopped, olive oil, carrot, chopped into strips, snow peas, chopped, egg noodles, garlic clove, crushed, fresh ginger, grated, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, water

duck quarters, kosher salt, fresh thyme sprigs, dry white wine, garlic cloves, chopped

duck breasts, skin with fat left on, buttermilk, fresh sage leaves, rubbed and chopped, balsamic vinegar, salt & freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, shallots, chopped, sweet red pepper, finely chopped, garlic cloves, smashed, brown basmati rice, salt, chicken stock, dry red wine, butter, olive oil, dry red wine, buttermilk, balsamic vinegar, sour cherries, half chopped, half whole or 1 cup sweet cherries or 1 cup dried cherries, reconstituted, if preferred, sliced almonds, toasted, fresh sage leaves, rolled and cut in strips

duck breasts (i live near france so i buy magret they are larger than regular breasts so choose ones of a nice siz), garlic clove, bruised, thyme leaves, orange , zest of, port wine, red currant jelly, blueberries, dijon mustard, cornflour, olive oil, red onion, finely chopped, garlic clove, crushed, butter, baby spinach leaves, potatoes, coarsely grated, onion, finely chopped, garlic clove, crushed, butter

duck, skinned and cut into quarters, salt, cayenne, white pepper, flour, diced yellow onion, chopped celery, chopped bell pepper, garlic, minced, amber or dark lager beer, cold duck or chicken stock, bay leaves, minced parsley, hot andouille sausage , cut into 3/4-inch pieces, sheet prepared puff pastry, egg beaten with 1 tbsp water

ducks, salt, black peppercorns, cracked, rendered duck or pork fat, garlic cloves, peeled, fresh thyme sprigs

duck legs, duck fat- enough to cover legs entirely in roasting pan, thyme, rosemary, garlic, chopped, salt and pepper, to taste

duck legs, salt mixture, duck fat, crusty italian bread, salt, crushed bay leaves, fennel seeds, dried thyme, peppercorns, fresh figs, cut in 1/2, red wine, water, brown sugar, cinnamon stick, mascarpone cheese (optional), salt and pepper, to taste

ducks, yellow onions, diced, bell peppers, diced, garlic, minced, chicken bouillon granules, salt, black pepper, bay leaves, water , to cover the ducks, bacon, all-purpose flour, vegetable oil (if needed), salt, pepper, reserved duck broth, yellow onion, chopped, bell pepper, chopped, diced tomatoes, drained, salt and pepper, worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, hot pepper sauce, mango-tamarind spicy jamaican pepper sauce (recommended : pick-a-peppa brand), smoked pork sausage, diced and browned, reserved chopped duck meat, chopped reserved bacon, frozen okra, cooked to package directions, drained, raw shrimp, cut into small pieces, gumbo file, white rice and french bread, as accompaniment

duck legs (not confit), whole duck (or chicken), 4 to 5 lb, heads garlic, poblano or anaheim chiles or 2 cans of green chilies, chili powder, tomatillos, husks removed, garlic, peeled, jalapenos or 5 serrano chiles, stem and seeds removed, fresh cilantro leaves, corn kernels, roughly chopped, sea salt, salt & pepper, to taste, tortillas, oaxaca cheese or mozzarella, shredded, sour cream , optional