Waterfowl Recipes
Sweet Jalapeno Grilled Duck
Don’t let the number of peppers scare you. The cooked marinated duck will be milder than you might think. If you want to lower the heat factor, avoid the top part of the pepper, the area closest to the stem where the heat is more concentrated.
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Wild Game Pizza
What you slap on your pizza is a matter of choice and what’s available as far as wild game options. For this Wild Game Pizza, I used a variety of sliced game sausage and salami, along with some pretty good cheese. The idea is to make some good use of your cured/and or processed game…
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Duck Breasts with Apple Brandy Sauce
By request from Sacramento’s own Dave Meegan, America’s premier game hog. Dave and I enjoyed this spur-of-the moment duck dish along with a great bottle from Michael David Winery. My memory is a little fuzzy, as was my tongue the next morning, but I think it went something like this…
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Duck Breasts with Balsamic Berry Sauce
When you want to feel all fancy for your meal, but don’t have time, make this. You will look like you just attended a cooking class all weekend and they won’t know any different. Make sure you watch how long you sear your duck breast – medium to medium rare is ideal.
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Duck Breasts with Blackberry Chipotle Sauce
Sweet, sour and spicy – a great combination for any dark-fleshed game, especially duck. Play around with the final flavor of the sauce. You may like yours a little more spicy. When serving the duck breasts, don’t drown them in sauce. Just a drizzle or two will do. If you leave the skin on before…
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Duck Egg Rolls
You can stuff just about anything into an egg roll, deep fry it and it will taste pretty good. Plus, this is a great way to use up leftover duck meat. You can bake versus deep-fry too – just put an egg wash over your rolls to get a nice brown outside.
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Duck with Bourbon Cream Sauce
Don’t worry about getting a little goofy (or goofier) from eating this delicious duck. The alcohol burns off during the cooking process. This recipe is also delicious with venison, goose, pork, beef and pheasant. CAUTION: When you add bourbon to the pan, it may ignite! Slowly pour the bourbon into the pan without sticking your…
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Duck with Horseradish Cream Sauce
Do you like the taste of a slow-roasted prime rib topped with a little of that creamed horseradish? The pungent flavor of the horseradish provides a great accompaniment for a juicy slab of beef. You get pretty much the same result when you pair a creamy horseradish sauce with perfectly cooked duck, goose or antlered…
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