5 slow roasted duck Recipes

ducks , necks reserved, rinsed inside and out, patted dry, and any feathers and quills removed with tweezers or needle-nose pliers, kosher salt , plus additional to taste, freshly ground black pepper , plus additional to taste, fresh thyme, head garlic, cloves separated, skin left on, shallots, peeled and halved, heads fennel, trimmed (fronds reserved for garnish), halved lengthwise, and cut into 1/4-inch slices, pitted kalamata olives, grated lemon zest, freshly squeezed lemon juice , plus additional to taste

melted duck or goose fat or butter. you can purchase goose fat at bristol farms; you can save duck fat from roasting duck legs (also available at asian supermarkets; i usually get them on the same trip and make them first, to render the fat). you may supplement either 1 with butter if you need more to cover the gizzards. vegetable oil will not do. you will need enough to cover the gizzards in, a small high casserole ; i also use a loaf pan.

veal shank , (4 lb) minus hock (10 to 12 inches long), sea salt and pepper, olive oil, unsalted butter, carrots, diced, celery stalks, diced, onion, diced, white wine, whole garlic cloves, bay leaves, thyme, parsley, peppercorns, green leek, bacon fat, duck fat, onion, sliced thin, shallots, sliced, head cabbage, shredded, salt and pepper to taste, caraway seeds, white wine, oxtail stock, unsalted butter, rice wine vinegar, unsalted butter, sugar, cippolini onions, salt to taste, thyme, chicken stock to cover, tomatoes , concasse (finely chopped), garlic, minced, ginger, grated, rice vinegar, sugar to taste, mustard seeds

pair duck breast, boneless, salt and pepper, thai bird chiles, minced without seeds, duck fat, garlic, minced plus 2 tbsp, port wine, dark duck stock, korean chili paste (ko chu jung), diced taro root, honey, roasted sesame seeds, chopped parsley