Recipes That Can Be Made From 2 Ducks

Cut each duckling into leg, breast and wing portions. Reserve giblets and carcass. For diagrams and explanations on how to joint a duck click here

Clear Duck Soup

Ingredients

2 Duck carcases, 3 Onions 3 Carrots, 4 ozs Red Wine, 1 Celery Stalk, Salt and Pepper. Bouquet Garni.

Method
Remove all skin and fat from carcases, and reserve. Chop carcases into small pieces and put into roasting tin with 2 chopped carrots and 2 chopped onions and celery stalk.

Place in preheated oven at 230ºC or Gas Mark 8. Cook for 30 Mins, turning occasionally until brown all over.

Remove to stock pot. Add 6 pints cold water, bouquet garni, salt and pepper. Add red wine to roasting pan and stir over heat to loosen the sediment. Add to stock pan. Bring to the boil, skim, and simmer for 4-5 hours skimming the surface occasionally. Strain off the stock into fresh pot, reduce to 1.5 pints. Cool and remove all fat. Add the remaining chopped vegetables and cook for 30 mins. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

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