Slow Cooker Wild Duck Recipes

SLOW-COOKER WILD DUCK BREAST à L'ORANGE

Steps:

• Sprinkle duck with salt and pepper. Layer duck, oranges, apple and onion in 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker. Pour orange juice concentrate over top.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until duck is tender.
• Remove duck from slow cooker. Discard fruit and onion mixture. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

SLOW COOKER WILD DUCK

Steps:

• Remove any excess skin and fat from the ducks (you can remove the skin entirely also). Place the potatoes, carrots, and onion in the bottom of the crock pot. Place the ducks on top. Combine the water and onion soup mix and stir well. Pour over the ducks and vegetables. Evenly distribute the butter. Cover the crock pot and cook on high for 5 hours or until the ducks are tender and cooked through (cooking time will vary by crock pot and size of ducks).

CROCK POT WOOD DUCK

Steps:

• Check the ducks thoroughly for shot -- remove any shot with tweezers.
• Place the cleaned ducks neck-up in a crock pot.
• In a separate mixing bowl, blend the butter, soup, chicken stock, seasoned salt and wine.
• Pour the soup blend into the crockpot, over the ducks and add in the carrots.
• Cook on the HIGH setting for one hour and then reduce to the LOW setting for 5 more hours. Halfway through the cooking time, flip the ducks upside down. Check for tenderness at the end of the 5 hours and cook for another hour if necessary.
• Serve with rice.
• A TIP: If you have trouble removing the feathers after scalding the duck, then make up a blend of half parafin and half beeswax and pour a little over the duck -- let it harden for a minute and then pull the feathers off.

WILD DUCK GUMBO

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium heat, brown duck in batches in oil. Remove and set aside. Discard all but 2/3 cup drippings. Add flour to drippings; cook and stir over medium heat until brown, 12-14 minutes. Add sausage, onion, green pepper, celery, parsley and garlic. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. , Stir in the next eight ingredients. Add duck; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 60-75 minutes or until duck is tender., Remove duck. Cool. Debone and cut into chunks; return to pan. Simmer 5-10 minutes or until heated through. Remove bay leaves. Serve with rice.