Best 5 Burgundy Duck Recipes

GUNNAR AND RAVEN'S BURGUNDY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillet over low heat; cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot butter-oil mixture until onion is transparent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add flour and slowly pour in beef broth while stirring constantly until flour is smoothly mixed into the broth and vegetables.
• Stir Burgundy wine into onion-flour mixture; season with basil and oregano. Bring mixture to a simmer; add mushrooms. Cook and stir until sauce is thickened, about 10 minutes.

BURGUNDY DUCK

Steps:

• Put the ducks in a large pot, cover them with water, and season the water with salt.
• Simmer over medium heat for 30 minutes.
• Drain, remove the ducks , and pat them dry.
• Return the pot to the stove, add the butter, and melt over med-high heat.
• Add the ducks and cook, turning occasionally, for 15 minutes or until brown on all sides.
• Transfer them to a plate and set aside to cool.
• Remove the skin and discard the bones, and shred the meat.
• Add the flour to the pot and cook, stirring for 2 minutes.
• Stir in the broth, wine shallots, and bay leaves.
• Add the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper.
• Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until the mixture is slightly thick and beginning to bubble.
• Return the duck meat to the pot and cover.
• Decrease heat to low and cook for 1 hour.
• discard the bay leaves.
• Serve warm heaped on Melba toast.

ROAST DUCK LEGS WITH RED WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Put the duck legs in one layer in a roasting tin on a bed of rosemary sprigs and garlic cloves. Sprinkle with salt and five-spice powder. Roast for 1 hr.
• Bring the wine and jelly to a gentle simmer, stirring to dissolve the jelly, then continue to simmer for 5 mins. When the duck has been cooking for an hr remove from the oven and spoon off almost all the fat (save it for roast potatoes), then pour the wine mixture around it and return to the oven for 10-15 mins to finish cooking and reduce the sauce.

ROAST DUCK WITH BLUEBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare blueberry sauce: Peel, quarter and core apple. Place in a food processor with onion and finely chop. Place in a saucepan with blueberries, sugars, star anise, zests and vinegar.
• Place mixture over high heat to bring to a boil, then simmer until pulpy and beginning to thicken, about 30 minutes. (Mixture will be quite liquid after 20 minutes, but begins to thicken by 30 minutes, and will thicken more once cold.)
• If whole star anise were used, remove and discard them. Transfer sauce to a sterilized jar, cover and allow to cool. For best flavor, allow to rest one day before serving. (Makes 1 generous cup.)
• Prepare ducks: Heat oven to 325 degrees. Place ducks on a rack in a roasting pan. Cook, uncovered, for 3 hours, periodically draining off fat in pan. Raise heat to 400 degrees, and roast an additional 30 minutes to crisp skin.
• To serve, remove ducks from oven and place on a carving board. Cut each duck into four pieces. Cut away meat from rib cage, discarding rib bones. Arrange on a serving platter, crispy skin side up. Serve with blueberry sauce.

DUCK BURGUNDY RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Clean the ducks well and rub the body cavities lightly with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and poultry seasoning. Stuff the cavities with pieces of onion, apple, orange and celery. Rub the ducks with the soy sauce and oil. Place in a baking pan and roast, uncovered, basting often with Burgundy wine, about every 10 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes baking time per pound of duck. Remove the stuffing before serving. This recipe yields 4 servings.