Margaret Garner

My life in Margaritaville

Saturday, November 19, 2011

cooking de canard

Last weekend Dave and I decided to roast a duck for dinner.  We bought the little ducky while at a local butcher pre-ordering a farm fresh turkey for Thanksgiving. Since neither of of had ever cooked a duck before, we consulted several Internet sites to find the perfect duck roasting process. We used this recipe from the Hungry Mouse blog and followed along, step-by-step.
http://www.thehungrymouse.com/2009/02/11/the-best-way-to-roast-a-duck-hello-crispy-skin/
I guess that makes this a blog post about a blog post.  Huh...
Anyway, the duck turned out delicious! We topped off the meal with garlic mashed potatoes, root vegetables, and a delicious pinot noir! 
As instructed by the Hungry Mouse, I'm scoring the skin of the duck in a diamond pattern
Here's the duck after we finished scoring.


After roasting for 3 hours, Dave bastes the bird.
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The proud chefs


Dinner is served.

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