OMFG>>> Roast duck

Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

I'm having a heart attack. The S.O. just called. He's getting a duck. He
says it's big. A roasted duck as an Xmas gift. I am dancing...

Michael

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Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

I'm having a heart attack. The S.O. just called. He's getting a duck. He
says it's big. A roasted duck as an Xmas gift. I am dancing...

Roast duck is one of my favorite meat victuals, the only thing I like better
is a good rack 'o lamb...hmmm I think I'll make it for when I have a
"football Sunday" at my place...some dumplings, some red cabbage, gravy,
maybe even some mashed parsnips ;-p

It's rich too so you don't have to eat a boatload of it to sate yer taste
cravings (exact opposite of turkey)...

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Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

I'm having a heart attack. The S.O. just called. He's getting a
duck. He says it's big. A roasted duck as an Xmas gift. I am
dancing...

Roast duck is one of my favorite meat victuals, the only thing I like
better is a good rack 'o lamb...hmmm I think I'll make it for when I
have a "football Sunday" at my place...some dumplings, some red
cabbage, gravy, maybe even some mashed parsnips ;-p

It's rich too so you don't have to eat a boatload of it to sate yer
taste cravings (exact opposite of turkey)...

The parsnips are a given. The only issue I have is haulilng it 200 miles.

Michael

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Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I'm having a heart attack. The S.O. just called. He's getting a
duck. He says it's big. A roasted duck as an Xmas gift. I am
dancing...

Roast duck is one of my favorite meat victuals, the only thing I like
better is a good rack 'o lamb...hmmm I think I'll make it for when I
have a "football Sunday" at my place...some dumplings, some red
cabbage, gravy, maybe even some mashed parsnips ;-p

It's rich too so you don't have to eat a boatload of it to sate yer
taste cravings (exact opposite of turkey)...

The parsnips are a given. The only issue I have is haulilng it 200 miles.

Michael

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You'll figure out a way to haul that duck! How could you *not*??!? You are
one very lucky fellow.

Now I'm thinking duck for Christmas, too . . .

Spitz
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Michael said:

I'm having a heart attack. The S.O. just called. He's getting a duck. He
says it's big. A roasted duck as an Xmas gift. I am dancing...

I've had roast duck twice in the last three months. The first time, I served
it with buttered wide noodles with poppy seeds, and creamed cabbage. More
recently, I had it with a Moroccan carrot sauce (I posted the recipe at the
time). I also had a cucumber & preserved lemon salad, toasted pita bread,
and a cous-cous salad.

Do I understand correctly that it's pre-cooked?

Bob

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Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

I'm having a heart attack. The S.O. just called. He's getting a duck. He
says it's big. A roasted duck as an Xmas gift. I am dancing...

Michael

OK, what am I missing here, having never eaten duck. Leave us hear, in
your finest prose, what the hell's so special about a duck. Are we
talking mallard? Muscovy? Domestic? Wild? How big?
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Michael said:

I'm having a heart attack. The S.O. just called. He's getting a
duck. He says it's big. A roasted duck as an Xmas gift. I am
dancing...

I've had roast duck twice in the last three months. The first time, I
served it with buttered wide noodles with poppy seeds, and creamed
cabbage. More recently, I had it with a Moroccan carrot sauce (I
posted the recipe at the time). I also had a cucumber & preserved
lemon salad, toasted pita bread, and a cous-cous salad.

Do I understand correctly that it's pre-cooked?

Bob

YES its pre cooked. It is smoked.

Michael

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Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

I'm having a heart attack. The S.O. just called. He's getting a duck.

"AFLAC!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

I'm having a heart attack. The S.O. just called. He's getting a duck. He
says it's big. A roasted duck as an Xmas gift. I am dancing...

Michael

OK, what am I missing here, having never eaten duck. Leave us hear, in
your finest prose, what the hell's so special about a duck. Are we
talking mallard? Muscovy? Domestic? Wild? How big?

Didn't you eat Duck soup at Ouest, the first time you came to visit?
I know I did and it was fantastic. Next time?????????? The ducks I
used to eat, --were Long Island Ducklings, as far as I know. Nothing
fancy.

Had you come to see me before all the Hungarian and Czech restaurants
went out of business, you would have found the best ducks in this
neighborhood. The roasted Czech style ducks were the best, served
with sauerkraut, bread dumplings, apple sauce and as many more side
dishes, as you would want. The gravy was incredible, just the jus,
defatted and served in large gravy boats, to pour over the duck and
the dumplings. As for Palatschinken, if you knew the waiter or the
owner, you could always ask for more. All on the prix fixe menu,
which was the biggest bargain you could imagine.

Melba's Jammin said:

OK, what am I missing here, having never eaten duck. Leave us hear, in
your finest prose, what the hell's so special about a duck. Are we
talking mallard? Muscovy? Domestic? Wild? How big?
--

What!? The beet phobia I could (barely) understand, but a person who
likes food and fun who has never eaten duck? No Peking Duck? No Duck
a l'Orange? No fancy-dancy roast duck breast with the celebrity chef's
sauce of the week? No Tea Smoked Duck? No roast duck with cherries?
Seriously, this would be an exploratory trip you'd enjoy.

Duck is to chicken as rabbit is to ...well, chicken. More inherent
taste, potentially juicier, well suited to both sweet and savory
treatments. The only thing to avoid is the hunter who shoots the ducks
that eat fish (like Canvasbacks and Mergansers). Don't accept his
gift. Aside from that, as they say, checkitout, dude. -aem

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I'm having a heart attack. The S.O. just called. He's getting a duck. He
says it's big. A roasted duck as an Xmas gift. I am dancing...

Michael
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Michael,
I'm glad for you, and happy you're happy 🙂 I can't say I'm envious, as the
one time I ate duck (at my brother's wedding reception) I spent the rest of
the night sick....but I'm still happy for you 🙂

kimberly

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Quoted message said:

OK, what am I missing here, having never eaten duck. Leave us hear, in
your finest prose, what the hell's so special about a duck. Are we
talking mallard? Muscovy? Domestic? Wild? How big?

I.m.o. muscovy can't compete with duck. It's ..... like hare to rabbit.
Sorta. More meat, leaner, stringier. Duck is just scrumptious, juicy,
rich, melt-in-your-mouth and make your eyes roll back in delight avian.
There is nothing quite like it. Canard a l'orange is what I'd ask for as
my last meal if I ever had to make that call.

-P.

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aem said:

Melba's Jammin said:

OK, what am I missing here, having never eaten duck. Leave us hear, in
your finest prose, what the hell's so special about a duck. Are we
talking mallard? Muscovy? Domestic? Wild? How big?
--

What!? The beet phobia I could (barely) understand, but a person who
likes food and fun who has never eaten duck? No Peking Duck? No Duck
a l'Orange? No fancy-dancy roast duck breast with the celebrity chef's
sauce of the week? No Tea Smoked Duck? No roast duck with cherries?

No, no, no, no, and no,
I'm a boring cook. I'm surprised you haven't figured that out by now.
I'm into plebeian foods. Any duck I've ever seen on a platter looks
weird and doesn't have any drumsticks.

Quoted message said:

Seriously, this would be an exploratory trip you'd enjoy.

Duck is to chicken as rabbit is to ...well, chicken. More inherent
taste, potentially juicier, well suited to both sweet and savory
treatments. The only thing to avoid is the hunter who shoots the ducks
that eat fish (like Canvasbacks and Mergansers). Don't accept his
gift. Aside from that, as they say, checkitout, dude. -aem

It probably won't ever come to question. If you put duck in front of
me, I'd eat it, but I probably won't order it from a menu.
Meanwhile, I'm almost odne with my second glass of nouveau beaujolais.
Its' pretty gud.
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Margaret Suran said:

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

I'm having a heart attack. The S.O. just called. He's getting a duck. He
says it's big. A roasted duck as an Xmas gift. I am dancing...

Michael

OK, what am I missing here, having never eaten duck. Leave us hear, in
your finest prose, what the hell's so special about a duck. Are we
talking mallard? Muscovy? Domestic? Wild? How big?

Didn't you eat Duck soup at Ouest, the first time you came to visit?'

It wasn't the first time, it was the third. And you're right, I did.
It was awesome.

Quoted message said:

I know I did and it was fantastic.

You're right about the taste, Margaret.

Quoted message said:

Next time?????????? The ducks I used to eat, --were Long Island
Ducklings, as far as I know. Nothing fancy.

I don't care where they went to school.

Quoted message said:

Had you come to see me before all the Hungarian and Czech restaurants
went out of business,

Sure. Now you tell me.

Quoted message said:

you would have found the best ducks in this
neighborhood. The roasted Czech style ducks were the best, served
with sauerkraut, bread dumplings, apple sauce and as many more side
dishes, as you would want. The gravy was incredible, just the jus,
defatted and served in large gravy boats, to pour over the duck and
the dumplings. As for Palatschinken, if you knew the waiter or the
owner, you could always ask for more.

I'll bring some jam next time. :-0)

Quoted message said:

All on the prix fixe menu, which was the biggest bargain you could
imagine.

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Melba's Jammin said:

I'm a boring cook. I'm surprised you haven't figured that out by now.
I'm into plebeian foods. Any duck I've ever seen on a platter looks
weird and doesn't have any drumsticks.
....

Some of the things you've posted aren't a bit plebeian. At any rate,
you don't have to cook it. At restaurants we prefer to order things
that we don't cook at home. Keep it in mind for when you go out.

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It probably won't ever come to question. If you put duck in front of
me, I'd eat it, but I probably won't order it from a menu.

How about if it were a Chinese menu? Peking duck, tea smoked duck, and
plain roast duck are often found on Chinese menus. They're all really
good. The Peking Duck is mostly for the succulent skin, pieces of
which you put into a little pancake with maybe a chunk of scallion and
a dollop of hoisin sauce or a spicy soy-type sauce to finish it off.
The other two will be cut into bite-sized pieces so you won't notice
whether the anatomy looks weird. And if you're with a group and
ordering multiple dishes you always have something else to fall back to
in case you don't like the duck. -aem

Melba's Jammin said:

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aem said:

Melba's Jammin said:

OK, what am I missing here, having never eaten duck. Leave us hear, in
your finest prose, what the hell's so special about a duck. Are we
talking mallard? Muscovy? Domestic? Wild? How big?
--

What!? The beet phobia I could (barely) understand, but a person who
likes food and fun who has never eaten duck? No Peking Duck? No Duck
a l'Orange? No fancy-dancy roast duck breast with the celebrity chef's
sauce of the week? No Tea Smoked Duck? No roast duck with cherries?

No, no, no, no, and no,
I'm a boring cook. I'm surprised you haven't figured that out by now.
I'm into plebeian foods. Any duck I've ever seen on a platter looks
weird and doesn't have any drumsticks.

Quoted message said:

Seriously, this would be an exploratory trip you'd enjoy.

Duck is to chicken as rabbit is to ...well, chicken. More inherent
taste, potentially juicier, well suited to both sweet and savory
treatments. The only thing to avoid is the hunter who shoots the ducks
that eat fish (like Canvasbacks and Mergansers). Don't accept his
gift. Aside from that, as they say, checkitout, dude. -aem

It probably won't ever come to question. If you put duck in front of
me, I'd eat it, but I probably won't order it from a menu.
Meanwhile, I'm almost odne with my second glass of nouveau beaujolais.
Its' pretty gud.

Candy ass!

:-))))))

TammyM

Melba's Jammin said:

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Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

I'm having a heart attack. The S.O. just called. He's getting a
duck. He says it's big. A roasted duck as an Xmas gift. I am
dancing...

Michael

OK, what am I missing here, having never eaten duck. Leave us hear,
in your finest prose, what the hell's so special about a duck. Are we
talking mallard? Muscovy? Domestic? Wild? How big?

Duck is wonderful. I had smoked duck on a flight halfway around the
world... remember when airlines actually served meals rather than a banana
and a bag of Chex mix?

Ducks aren't big; they are about the size of a big chicken. But they taste
so much better!

Jill

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On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 20:56:31 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
<[email hidden]> wrote:

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Duck is to chicken as rabbit is to ...well, chicken. More inherent
taste, potentially juicier, well suited to both sweet and savory
treatments. The only thing to avoid is the hunter who shoots the ducks
that eat fish (like Canvasbacks and Mergansers). Don't accept his
gift. Aside from that, as they say, checkitout, dude. -aem

It probably won't ever come to question. If you put duck in front of
me, I'd eat it, but I probably won't order it from a menu.
Meanwhile, I'm almost odne with my second glass of nouveau beaujolais.
Its' pretty gud.

Candy ass!

:-))))))

TammyM

Heh! The third glass was "pretty gud" too. I skipped the ice cube,
chugged it down and went to bed. Rob didn't believe I drank as much as
I did, knowing my fondness for TaB. I do know one thing, though. You
don't want to mix TaB and red wine in the same glass at the same time.
"-)
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I'm having a heart attack. The S.O. just called. He's getting a duck. He
says it's big. A roasted duck as an Xmas gift. I am dancing...

Michael

Where we live we are surrounded by many ducks (but we do have a cunning
escape plan...), don't eat enough of them (part of the cunning plan is to
change this). Love roast duck... I was a bit disappointed the last time we
had duck, though - it was 'pieces', very little meat, and a bit on the tough
side to say the least, likely 'wild' mallard shot locally, maybe an older
one too.

Yaknow, you don't see enough roasted ducks in nature, pond fires being a bit
of a rarity and all.

Enjoy!

Shaun aRe - There's a Chinese hole in the wall type place in Bayswater,
London, that supposedly sells the most delicious crispy duck to be had, in
whole, half, or quarter duck, cheap as chips, right out of the front window
counter - Kath's bro and his lass, Elph always visit on the way back home
from the city. Not tried it myself yet since the street is near always a
traffic jam right outside the place when we've been past. Next time maybe!