Recipe
Cappelletti, a variant on the well-known tortellini of Bologna, are normally served in a clear broth. My cappelletti are vegetarian, filled with ricotta and spices, but you could use meat, too. The soup is a rich, clear duck broth; almost a consomme. Simple yet, elegant.
Recipe
I am kind of in love with this gravy. Maple and bourbon sing together like McCartney and Lennon, and in summer I love me my maple-bourbon BBQ sauce. But it's winter, time for gravy. Paired with roast duck, it's a winnah...
Ducks and Geese
Diver ducks have a reputation as smelly, fishy tasting birds. Sometimes that's true. But as I found out last week, even a clam-eating, saltwater duck can be magnificent at the table. Believe me, I am as shocked to write this as you are to hear it.
Wild Game
Behold the glory that is spickgans, a Pomeranian smoked goose breast that is at the pinnacle of German charcuterie. Goose, cured with juniper and black pepper and smoked over beech, oak or apple wood. The secret is in the shape, which makes it a delight to eat.
Charcuterie
This is one of the easiest charcuterie projects you can undertake, and it has been one of my more popular recipes. But I've learned a lot about making duck prosciutto since I first started doing it in 2007, and there is definitely a difference between good duck ham and great duck ham.
Ducks and Geese
Who doesn't love jerky? Good jerky - dry but not brittle, spicy but not overpowering - is God's gift to road food. Once made, this wild duck jerky will keep for months.
Charcuterie
I didn't set out to make a wild duck hot dog. All I wanted to do was make an all-duck sausage, and that means you need to emulsify it, like a hot dog. Who knew my spice mix was the secret of hot dogs?
Ducks and Geese
Duck season is winding down, and we're in our groove: Hunting, plucking, dressing and cooking the waterfowl we bring home. Over the years I've found uses for every part of the bird.
Recipe
Snow geese rule the winter skies in Northern California. They are among the hardest birds to hunt -- and are among the most challenging to cook.
Ducks and Geese
If you have never smoked a duck before you really ought to. Duck and goose lend themselves to the caresses of smoke: They're rich, fatty and are wonderful as leftovers in sandwiches.
Essays and Stories
Few foods have the mystique of the canvasback duck, and when I was lucky enough to shoot one last week, I decided to delve into this mystique and cooked King Can the way they did a century ago.
Recipe
'Tis the season for slow braises and duck hunting. I first posted this recipe back in 2007, but I've come a long way since then. Here is an updated, streamlined version.
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