Duck - Help!

[goldfish]

hey kids!!  Can I play, too?

[gertbysea]

Anyone can play.  Except DH. 

Gert

[Shazzy]

The more the merrier!!

Just dont serve DH the cherry sauce with his duck Gert 

[goldfish]

I think Gert and her DH will both be "ducking" on Saturday . . .  but in totally different contexts.  . . IYKWIM.

[cecilia]

Cecelia will be great to have you join in as well - which sauce are you going to make??

Thanks, Shazzy.  I think I had better do my own, don't you?  I need a picture to upload to the recipe community, anyway. 

Unlike Gert, though, I don't have cherries in the deep freeze.  However, I do have a friend with a cherry farm, and if all else fails, I'll hope she has some for sale at whatever price, so that I can join in the fun on Saturday.

My DH llloooves duck.

[gertbysea]

I have removed my duck from the freezer to the fridge to defrost  slowly for Saturday's quackery.

Gert

[achookwoman]

Gert,  still looking for mine!!!!

[judydawn]

    I hope you find it in time Chookie.

[gertbysea]

Any flying overhead? It is a bugger getting the shot out  of them though.


Gert

[gertbysea]

Jazzy I have my can. It was a bit. Healer than the red bull and a bit smaller so I hope it works.


Gert

[achookwoman]

Yah!!!! found the Duck.  Have a tall tin that has coconut water in it.  Will fill it with something far more interesting. Discussing this with DH.

[gertbysea]

I m thinking either beer, cider, rose wine, red wine  or Champagne. I might add  a bit of cherry juice plus appropriate herbs and spices to,the empty can. Any ideas. I usually use beer but open to anything. I may even  spurt a modicum of Port  in it.



Gert

[gertbysea]

I did not realise the cauliflower was so dull in the photo.it is really very ORANGE.

I enhanced it a bit.



Gert

[gertbysea]

Sat morning and I am up. I have taken the duck out of the fridge and have decided to use cider in the can with these herbs. I will be making a sauce using caramelised balsamic  vinegar and the whole box of 300 gms of frozen pitted cherries.

By the way the  Powerade Fuel+ caffeine and electrolyte Mountain Blast was sickly sweet. Ugh!  Barely managed to keep it down but I am a buzzing. Might be good with vodka. And it is a bright blue.

When the bottle shop opens I am sending DH up to get a nice bottle of Rose. I think the duck will deserve it.

Duck weighs 1.6 kilos . I will put it on at noon and we will see  how long it takes.



Cooking duck is easy. You'll see

Gert

[achookwoman]

Gert, sounds good.  I have 3 choices as to flavour.  Orange, Red currents or Chinese.   Fancy the orange at the moment.  My duck is 2 K.  so probably looking at 1 1/2 to 2 hours.  Will rub skin with Orange flavoured salt and use Orange juice , garlic and apple cider in can.  Love cider so will drink the rest.  Have also plenty of fresh herbs so will see what goes with rest of flavours,  probably sage.   Will par cook some potatoes so that I can roast them in the duck fat.  Start the diet again tomorrow.