Great Recipe from Chef Dale for a Romantic Duck Dinner!

Let's begin our culinary adventure with our favorite, and the easiest duck entrée to prepare: Roast Duckling. Very simply…if you've ever prepared a turkey, chicken or capon in the oven…you can prepare this magnificent dish in the same easy, no-fuss-no-muss way. Here's what you'll need:

1 King Cole Grade A duckling
1 medium onion, quartered
1 apple, quartered
2 or 3 celery stalks
regular, seasoned or sea salt
these goblets

At this stage of the preparation, we highly recommend a glass of your favorite 'red'. Something to alert the 'ol taste buds and help set the mood for this classic feast!

Remove from package. Remove giblets, wash and drain duck. Pat dry w/paper towel.
You're now working…so take another sip of wine…
Sprinkle salt in cavity of duck and stuff with onion, apple and celery
Place duck breast-side up in a roasting pan
Roast uncovered for 2 1/2 to 3 hrs. @ 325 F.

As ovens do vary in terms of their cooking times, you'll ultimately know your duck is done when the skin is crisp and golden brown and the leg moves freely. As easy as that was, you wouldn't believe the phobia so many people have about preparing this magnificent dish…and a little later on we'll debunk some of those crazy 'urban kitchen myths' but in the meantime, raise your glass and repeat after me, "I AM a gourmet cook!" Now… a toast to your success!!! ♦DiggIt! ♦Add to del.icio.us ♦Add to Technorati Faves