Text 23073, 69 rader
Skriven 2015-01-19 12:00:50 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38.0)
  Kommentar till text 23056 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
Ärende: Duck.. oh no...
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Hi Dave,

>>> good-bye rare duck with the precooked package.. They
>>> murdered that guy <g>

>>> So I guess from now on, I'll be buying the whole duck
>>> again, not that I mind that really.. but the separate
>>> breasts were so nice :(

>> Is you buying them locally and fresh?

>> Yep... at our Wegman's in Ithaca.

>I can get fresh duck at a number of places locally - Midstate Meats, Humphrey'
> Market, Hy-Vee (our Wegman's-like supermarket), Schnuk's (our almost Wegman's
>quality supermarket), Magro Meats and a whole raft of free-range and/or organi
> farm sellers. Robert's Seafood adverts Maple Leaf Farms duck - so I suspect
> it's either frozen or previously frozen. Still damned expensive. Like breast
> averages $15-$16 per lb.

To be honest, I didn't check the price on the fresh duck breasts.. or the
precooked Duck packages.. it was for Christmas dinner so I _wanted_ it Lol

We also had lasagne as the second course and boy that went fast.  I'd made a
13X9 pan's worth and with dinner and then requests from Grandboys for some to
take home, it was gone <grin>.

>> Maple Leaf Farms is listing duck breast (and other pieces/parts) as well as
>> whole ducks for shipping. I did note that it's danged
>> 'spensive meat, though.

>> When I get a whole frozen Duck from the Asian supply shop,
>> I didn't think it was that expensive... then again, maybe I
>> didn't look at the price <grin>.

> Whole ducks are le$$ than pieces/parts. More in the range of $6 to $8/lb
> (depending on the vendor.

Makes sense <g>

>> This is what I did with Duck for Christmas Dinner.  This
>> recipe is for two, though.

>> Seared Duck Breast with Cherries and Port Sauce Ingredients
>> Servings: 2

>That looked somewhat familiar - so I looked in my Meal-Muncher and guess what
> It's in my Epicurious folder (Gourmet/Bon Ap). It looked good - but, then I
> found this one from Hy-Vee ... next time I have 40 bucks I don't have a more
> pressing need for. Or I can get one of my hunting buddies to give over one of
> the ducks he has murdered .........

Are you good at plucking them feathers?  or are your hunting buddies? :) :) Now
I know how to get the fur off a rabbit.. my grandfather taught me how to do
that when I around 10 years old. ;)

> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

> Title: Pomegranate-Glazed Duck w/Cherry-Pear Chutney
> Categories: Poultry, Fruits, Vegetables, Citrus
> Yield: 4 servings

Looks good :)

Take care,
Janis

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