Zarape De Pato Recipes

REFRIED BEANS FOR ZARAPE DE PATO

Steps:

• Bring beans and the water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat; simmer until tender, about 1 hour. Add epazote, garlic, and salt; cook until beans are very soft, about 15 minutes. Set aside to cool in liquid.
• Working in batches, puree beans (including garlic) in a food processor to form a fairly smooth paste, adding cooking liquid as needed. Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add bean puree; cook, stirring, until the oil is incorporated, about 5 minutes. Serve hot.

POBLANO SAUCE

Steps:

• Roast the peppers directly over a gas burner until slightly charred, turning frequently (alternatively, roast under the broiler). Transfer to a medium bowl, and cover with plastic wrap; let stand about 15 minutes. Use a paper towel to rub off charred skins. Remove and discard stems, seeds, and ribs. Roughly chop peppers, and set aside.
• Prepare an ice bath. Bring a pot of water to a boil; blanch the spinach until bright green and wilted, about 30 seconds. Using tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer spinach to ice bath to cool. Drain, and wring spinach to remove as much liquid as possible; roughly chop.
• Puree the reserved peppers, spinach, stock, and cilantro in a blender. Transfer to a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Stir in cream and salt; cook just until sauce comes to a boil. Remove from heat. Let cool before serving or storing. Sauce can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 3 days. Reheat gently over low heat, being careful not to boil.

CEBICHE DE PATO

Steps:

• Combine the duck and sour orange juice in a large bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours.
• Once the duck is marinated, remove and pat it dry; reserve the orange juice. Heat up a pot or Dutch oven over high heat and add the oil to cover the bottom of the pot. Working in batches, brown the duck for about 3 minutes per side. Remove the duck from the pot and set aside.
• Add the diced red onion to the pot and cook over medium heat until lightly browned. Add 1 tablespoon kosher salt, the garlic paste, aji amarillo and cumin and cook for 3 more minutes. Return the duck to the pot along with the reserved juice. Add the yellow onion wedges and 1 cup of water. Bring to a simmer, cover the pot, adjust the heat and simmer over low heat until the meat is very tender and almost falling off the bone, about 45 minutes.
• Arrange the duck and the boiled yuca on a platter or plates. Spoon on some braising liquid and the cooked onion wedges. Serve with the rice and enjoy.

CAPE BRETON 'PORK' PIES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Tart shells: Sift together flour and 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Cut in 1 cup butter; knead until well blended. Form dough into 3/4 inch balls. Press evenly into 1 1/2 inch tart cups on the bottom and up the sides to form a shell.
• Bake in preheated oven until pale gold, about 16 minutes. Let shells cool in the pan. Gently loosen and remove them from pan using a knife.
• Filling: Combine dates, water, brown sugar, and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; boil gently for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Mash dates with a fork as they cook. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Allow mixture to cool before spooning into tart shells.
• Icing: Cream 1/4 cup butter in a small bowl with an electric mixer. Gradually add 1 cup of the sugar while continuing to mix. Add the milk, remaining 1 1/4 cups sugar, and maple extract. Beat at high speed until smooth. Icing should be thick enough to pipe. Spoon mixture into pastry bag with a small round or star-shaped tip. Pipe a swirl of icing on each tart.

PATI A LA RAPURE (RAPPE PIE)

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, place chicken, quartered onions, 1 carrot, celery and salt.
• Add water until ingredients are just covered.
• Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to simmer and skim off any impurities that rise to the surface.
• Simmer 2½ hours or until meat is tender.
• When done, remove skin and bones from chicken and cut meat into pieces.
• Strain stock, discard vegetables and reserve liquid.
• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Fry bacon until crisp.
• Peel potatoes then grate very fine, or purée in a blender.
• Squeeze 1 cup of potatoes at a time through a clean dish towel to remove liquid.
• Reserve all liquid.
• Place drained potatoes in a large bowl. Measure liquid.
• Measure out an equal amount of chicken stock then discard potato liquid.
• In a stockpot bring chicken stock to a rolling boil. Gradually stir hot stock into potatoes and mix thoroughly until all lumps are removed. As boiling stock cooks potatoes, they will take on a jelly-like appearance.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Stir vigorously.
• Cover bottom of a well-greased pan with half of the potato mixture.
• Arrange pieces of chicken, diced onions, carrots and pats of butter on top, distributing evenly.
• Cover with the other half of potato mixture and another layer of onions, carrots and butter.
• Top with strips of bacon to form the crust. Bake 2 hours or until a browned crust forms.
• Serve piping hot.

ZARAPE DE PATO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Generously season duck inside and out with salt. Prick holes all over skin with a fork. Place duck on a wire rack set in a roasting pan. Roast until skin is browned, about 40 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. Continue roasting until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the leg (avoiding the bone) registers 165 degrees, for 50 to 60 minutes; the legs should rotate easily in their joints. Let cool.
• Remove the skin from duck; reserve. Shred meat with a fork. Heat olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add onion; cook until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Add tomatoes, bay leaves, chipotle, and salt; stir to combine. Reduce heat to low; simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the shredded meat, and cook until heated through. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, until ready to use.
• Thinly slice duck skin. Heat 1 tablespoon safflower oil in a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Cook duck skin, stirring occasionally, until golden and crisp. Drain on a paper-towel-lined plate.
• Heat about 1 teaspoon safflower oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Lightly fry the tortillas, one at a time, just until softened, 10 to 20 seconds, turning once. Transfer to a plate; cover with foil to keep warm while you finish frying. Add more safflower oil to pan as needed.
• Spread 1 tablespoon refried beans on each tortilla; top with 2 tablespoons duck mixture. Roll up to enclose; place on a serving platter. Pour poblano sauce over tacos; top with crisped duck skin. Serve remaining beans and sauce on the side.