On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 18:15:58 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
>Thanks, but I have tried duck at least a dozen times and every one of them was a
>failure. I had given up on them a long time ago, but something possessed me to give
>it one more try, and that one was the biggest failure of all. The skin turned out
>like a neoprene wet suit. I did prick the skin all over. Sadly, duck as been
>relegated to one of those dishes to be ordered in a restaurant because I cannot do
>it at home :-(

Cut the breast out the first day and grill them rare. slice like a
London Broil or plate them as two steaks.

The next day cut the leg-thigh pieces off, and braise them.

Use the carcass to make stock for a risotto, or whatever. You will
find plenty of uses for it.
Rodney Myrvaagnes J 36 Gjo/a


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