Waterfowl Recipes

Crispy, Spicy, and Sweet Duck Appetizers – Ducks Unlimited Recipe

What duck camp meal would be complete without something wrapped in bacon? With this recipe, the flavor is all built into the marinade. It’s sweet and salty like teriyaki, with a spicy edge that can be adjusted to suit your own tolerance for heat. Discover Five Delicious Duck Camp Recipes on the Ducks Unlimited site.

Duck Pot Pie

Pot pies are the one exception to my personal rules of waterfowl cookery. Medium-rare just doesn’t work in a pot pie. The duck breast morsels must be slowly cooked until they are fall-apart tender before you add them to the pie, otherwise they will be tough and chewy when the dish comes out of the…

Grilled Duck and Blue Cheese Sandwich

Try making this smoked duck, which if you don’t smoke yourself can be found at the meat or deli counter of most gourmet markets and butchers. The smoke with the blue cheese is tasty. Plus, you can upgrade your regular burger bun for a crusty baguette or soft pita bread, as shown in the picture.…

Duck Breasts and Beer Sandwich

How’s that for an attention grabber? Well-seasoned duck breasts simmered beer with sweet onions and garlic – oh my! I recommend enjoying this recipe with a full chilled tankard of your favorite foaming ambrosia.

Duck and Rice Side Dish

This could use a better name, but I just kinda threw some stuff together in a skillet and it was delicious! From the “Quacktastic” episode of The Sporting Chef TV show on Sportsman Channel. This could be a main course dish as well.

Cajun Duck Legs

All too often, duck hunters are irresponsible with the ducks they harvest. They’ll cut out the breasts and throw the rest of the duck away. Cajun cooks know how to make the most of all parts of the duck, including the legs. Here’s my own version of a Cajun-inspired dish using a mess of duck…

Spicy Duck or Goose Wrap

Don’t let the word “spicy” turn you away from this recipe. The amount of spicy heat can easily be adjusted, or eliminated altogether. You can turn down the heat by removing the ribs and seeds from the pepper and reducing the amount of Sriracha sauce in the marinade.

Game Bird Pot Pie

Let’s suppose that you take a look in the freezer and find that you have a few quail, some pheasant breasts, a dove or two, maybe a rabbit…not enough for individual meals, but if you throw it all into a pile, it’s dinner. You can make your own pastry dough. It’s actually pretty easy. I…

Duck Schnitzel with Mushroom Sauce

Schnitzel is a good match for waterfowl breasts, especially those of tougher species such as dark-fleshed divers. You can also try this recipe with Canada goose breast fillets. With gamier-tasting fowl, it’s best to soak them in a marinade for a few hours after flattening them with a mallet.

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