Jalapeño Duck Recipes

DUCK JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Clean and rinse duck breasts thoroughly in cold water. Cut into 1/4-inch slices and place in a resealable plastic bag with water and salt. Refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours. Remove from bag and rinse again under cold running water.
• Combine duck, ground chipotle pepper, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, monosodium glutamate, garlic powder, and hot pepper sauce in a resealable plastic bag. Refrigerate until well marinated, 2 to 3 hours more.
• Fill jalapenos with pepper Jack cheese and cream cheese. Top with marinated duck. Cut bacon strips in half and wrap each stuffed pepper with a bacon strip. Secure with a toothpick.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for 400 degrees F (204 degrees C) and lightly oil the grate. Cook jalapeno peppers, flipping once or twice, until bacon is browned, about 15 minutes.

JALAPEñO DUCK

Steps:

• Using as many breasts as you want, filet each side of duck breast off breast bone. Remove any excess fat, skin, or tendons. Lay each 1/2 breast flat. With filet type knife, at a 45° angle, thinly slice across the grain of the breast. Four or five slices can be made from each breast half.In glass bowl or baking pan, add soy sauce, finely diced garlic, and olive oil. Add salt and fresh ground pepper. Add breast pieces and marinate approximately 1 hour. To boiling water add whole jalapeno peppers. Boil approximately 5 minutes, remove from water and add to ice bath. This is important to stop the peppers from cooking further, and firm up the meat. After thoroughly cooled down, remove stem, and slice peppers in lengthwise direction. Remove seedpod with spoon. Slice each pepper into three to five strips. Cut bacon strips into thirds or halves, depending on the length of the filets of duck. Lay one strip of bacon down, then add a filet of duck meat, then roll up with a slice of the pepper in the middle. Secure with toothpick. On sheet pan or baking dish, bake in hot oven until bacon is CRISPY. A light layer of aluminum foil over the baking pan will prevent grease splattering.

JALAPENO POPPER DIP

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, mayonnaise, cheddar, chiles, peppers and 1/4 cup Parmesan until blended. Spoon into an ungreased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish., In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs, oil and remaining Parmesan. Sprinkle over cheese mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 min. or until golden brown. Sprinkle with green onions, if desired. Serve with chips or crackers.