12-02-2004, 06:18 AM
2 onions, quartered
2 stalks celery, cut into large pieces
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Two 1 1/2 pounds of wild ducks
7 tablespoons of butter
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
4 small oranges
4 teaspoons of sugar
1/2 cup of chicken broth
Preheat your oven to 400ºF. Put a quartered onion, some celery pieces, lemon juice, and seasonings into each duck. Rub breasts with 2 tablespoons of butter each and sprinkle with salt. Heat oil and 2 tablespoons of butter in roasting pan. When hot, add ducks, basting well. Roast for 25 to 30 minutes, depending on the size of the birds, baste every 15 minutes. Rub the skins of oranges with butter. Arrange oranges around the ducks for last 15 minutes of cooking time. The oranges should swell and burst. Transfer the ducks to serving platter and keep warm. Make a hole in each orange, fill with 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, and arrange around ducks. Skin the fat from pan drippings and add broth. Boil several minutes until slightly reduced, and season to taste. Serve separately with ducks. Serves 4
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2 stalks celery, cut into large pieces
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Two 1 1/2 pounds of wild ducks
7 tablespoons of butter
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
4 small oranges
4 teaspoons of sugar
1/2 cup of chicken broth
Preheat your oven to 400ºF. Put a quartered onion, some celery pieces, lemon juice, and seasonings into each duck. Rub breasts with 2 tablespoons of butter each and sprinkle with salt. Heat oil and 2 tablespoons of butter in roasting pan. When hot, add ducks, basting well. Roast for 25 to 30 minutes, depending on the size of the birds, baste every 15 minutes. Rub the skins of oranges with butter. Arrange oranges around the ducks for last 15 minutes of cooking time. The oranges should swell and burst. Transfer the ducks to serving platter and keep warm. Make a hole in each orange, fill with 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, and arrange around ducks. Skin the fat from pan drippings and add broth. Boil several minutes until slightly reduced, and season to taste. Serve separately with ducks. Serves 4
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