Duck with madeira, bacon and olives

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1 13/16kilogramsduck
30gramsbutter
12baby (about 300g) onions
1bunch(about 20) baby carrots
300gramsbaby mushrooms
1tablespoonmadeira
1tablespoonplain flour
2tablespoonswater
1tablespoonchopped fresh parsley
30gramsbutter
1medium(350g) leek, sliced
2cloves garlic, crushed
3bacon rashers, chopped
150gramsbaby mushrooms, chopped
cupblack olives, chopped
cuppine nuts, toasted
2tablespoonsbrandy
2teaspoonschopped fresh thyme
1cup(70g) stale breadcrumbs

Directions

BACON OLIVE SEASONING

Remove neck from duck, cut off wing tips at second joint. Cut through skin of duck along centre back. Using tip of knife, separate flesh from backbone on 1 side of duck, cutting through thigh joint, then, following the shape of the bones, gradually ease flesh away from bone. Holding rib cage away from duck, carefully cut the breast flesh away from the bone, cutting through wing joint.

Hold up 1 thigh with 1 hand. To remove flesh, cut around top of bone, scrape down bone to next joint, cut around flesh again, scrape down to the end. Pull bone out and cut away. Repeat boning process with other half of duck. Turn flesh of thighs and wings inside duck.

Place duck skin side down on board, spoon seasoning along centre of duck.

Loosely roll duck to enclose filling, secure with toothpicks, tucking ends in neatly. Cover roll, refrigerate overnight.

Heat butter in pan, add duck, cook until browned all over, transfer duck to baking dish. Add onions and carrots to pan, cook, stirring, until browned, remove from pan; reserve onion mixture. Cover duck, bake in moderately slow oven 1« hours. Add reserved onion mixture and mushrooms to baking dish, bake, uncovered, further 30 mins or until duck is tender.

Remove duck and vegetables from dish; keep warm. Strain liquid from dish, skim away fat, add enough water to dish to make 1 cup of liquid. Place liquid in pan, add madeira, blended flour and water and parsley, stir over heat until sauce boils and thickens. Serve sauce with duck and vegetable mixture.

Bacon Olive Seasoning: Heat butter in pan, add leek, garlic and bacon, stirring, until leek is soft, remove from heat, add remaining ingredients; mix well.

Posted by : Sue Rykmans.

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