Highstrung?

[flockbuster]

I've got a couple of gadwell breasts. Cut off the bone but still have the skin and fat on them. Give me a recipe if you don't mind. My wife doesn't like fruit cooked with her meat but she probably isn't going to eat it anyway. Your cooking always looks great and I want to try something new. Thanks

[Relentlous]

Cut breasts into 1" cubes
Mix 2/3 cup brown sugar and 1 tablespoon chili powder in a bowl
Wrap cube with 1/3 slice bacon and stick a toothpick through it
Dredge wrapped duck in brown sugar mixture
Bake at 325 for 20 mins
Pull out oven and pour off grease
Drizzle honey over breasts
Put back in oven at 350 for 10 minutes

[Highstrung]

If you can get a grill hot as all haitis I like to throw them in some Maple Syrup, olive oil, fresh thyme, garlic, salt, and pepper. Sear them until about medium rare. I like them like that, and they're easy.

I pan sear them with oil and all sorts of things playing around. It depends if you're wanting like a sauce or something. I mean I like bacon, a lot. I just don't care for it on ducks, or doves, or deer, or any nice cut of meat that I kill.

[Highstrung]

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[Rubberhead*]

I would suggest getting rid of the skin and fat then do what Highstrung suggests.

[Highstrung]

Is Gadwall fat not great? It's funny because I've killed a decent amount over the years, but I've never taken the care to make sure I've saved the skin. I do with my favorite few ducks.. There's a couple I won't save it on. I picked a limit of them at the end of the season and was careful to save it all.

[joeydpga]

Not a pretty as Ralph’s photography but wood duck seared with a little oil and Cajun seasoning. Cook to medium rare.

Blueberry, Pinot noir, agave, reduced, add a couple cold pads of cold butter at the end.


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[Highstrung]

I like berries and ducks. It's hard to beat a summerduck.

[Rubberhead*]

Is Gadwall fat not great? It's funny because I've killed a decent amount over the years, but I've never taken the care to make sure I've saved the skin. I do with my favorite few ducks.. There's a couple I won't save it on. I picked a limit of them at the end of the season and was careful to save it all.

I've become distrustful of the fat on just about every wild bird or, maybe, it's just since I started hunting sea ducks.

[flockbuster]

Thanks all. I'm trying to get away from using bacon and I've never tried cooking one with the skin and fat on it. If it turns out to suck I'll find one of the best hotdogs threads and go get some.

[Kioti]

Every time I see 'wrap in bacon' I think whatever you're trying to eat must taste like crap.

[Highstrung]

I've become distrustful of the fat on just about every wild bird or, maybe, it's just since I started hunting sea ducks.

Yeah, I wouldn't eat the skin off a sea duck. I feel like I need to write down the ducks I've killed after reading some of your posts, the "list". I kinda want to do the challenge, for myself, but I would have to break out some sort of marinade. I don't intend on shooting a couple duck species around here again.

Good luck FB

[scquackaddict]

If you can get them skin side down a super hot grill or cast iron the skin will crisp up, almost like fried chicken skin, and is very good. I think that the skin on ducks is missed by a lot of people. Disclaimer, this is puddle ducks only, no diver skin. Marinating in gin or tequila for abt 30 min. then a little salt and pepper and the above method is very good.

[2thDoc]

I would suggest getting rid of the skin and fat then do what Highstrung suggests.

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edited to add after continuing reading: I dont kill and eat sea ducks so I aint scared of duck skin. Honestly, I cant imagine NOT having it on there.

[Spur hunter]

You fellas sure go to a lot of trouble to mess up the flavor of duck meat.

[nitro5x6's]

I have eaten ducks prepared in all kinds of ways in all kinds of places. Anymore it's location and company that make a meal special.

Ducks should not have bacon on them - ever. Unlesss that is how you want to cook them. Just don't expect me to say " damn that is good bacon wrapped duck"

Memorable ducks for me-

Filleted Breasts of Black ducks simmered in wine with local mussels and clams in PEI, Canada, over local mashed PEI gold potatoes. With my Dad and a friend - both of whom are gone.

Pacific Brant cooked on the lagoon where we shot them , pan seared in cast iron over coals with thin sliced Nopales, smoked jalapenos, white onions and mezcal.. wrapped in hand made corn tortillas. Washed down with Pacifico beer.

Lots of others, less fancy perhaps, but still memorable - because of who I was sharing the meal with.

[murraywader]

I have eaten ducks prepared in all kinds of ways in all kinds of places. Anymore it's location and company that make a meal special.

Ducks should not have bacon on them - ever. Unlesss that is how you want to cook them. Just don't expect me to say " damn that is good bacon wrapped duck"

Memorable ducks for me-

Filleted Breasts of Black ducks simmered in wine with local mussels and clams in PEI, Canada, over local mashed PEI gold potatoes. With my Dad and a friend - both of whom are gone.

Pacific Brant cooked on the lagoon where we shot them , pan seared in cast iron over coals with thin sliced Nopales, smoked jalapenos, white onions and mezcal.. wrapped in hand made corn tortillas. Washed down with Pacifico beer.

Lots of others, less fancy perhaps, but still memorable - because of who I was sharing the meal with.

That second scenario sounds like heaven.

[nitro5x6's]

Any sumbitch who says Brant aren't good to eat, haven't eaten one shot in February in Sonora .. they are memorable for more than just flavor.

I'd give every material thing I have to have one more breakfast Brant Taco with my Dad. His signature line was "wonder what the rich people are doing??" My canned answer was always " whatever that is, it's a distant second to this".. He had it figured out.

[Highstrung]

I can eat a few ducks just easily pan seared and be completely happy. Sometimes I enjoy messing around, it's fun for me. I never attempt to really mask flavor.

It's hard for me to pull the trigger on some ducks.. Man the last batch of spoonbills I killed.. you've just got to do something with them.. I don't kill them intentionally anymore. Not saying they're not a pretty duck or anything.

Along with Nitro, It's hard to replicate a moment.

We shot ducks a solid half day in Laguna Madre, 70 degree day, wingshooting in shorts. I was there with a few friends. I got into the blind with a case of lead 6s, two cases of coronitas, and shot every teal I saw. There was old shack overlooking the marsh, where we had grill improvised. I cooked teal fajitas and drank those little beers like I was some sort of giant gringo king. I do remember eating some kind of cactus..

[nitro5x6's]

Let's do a trip soon... before I decide that 70 degree duck hunting is too extreme. We took a trip down to Obregon where the bird boys raided some shorebird nests for eggs .. made Huevos Rancheros on the beach, with some fiery pinto beans that they said cooked for 2 days, green salsa poured from a glass jelly jar, flour tortillas from a cardboard beer carton. Beer at 0730 or so, from the plastic dove stool coolers they carried out for us to shoot from. After we all shot the lodge limit of 30 per man.. most of which were Sprigs, Cinnamon teal and Brant. We could have killed 10 times that many each.. Memories.