Welcome back everyone, well after trying every way of pan searing a Duck Breast I decided I would like to try another way to make it. One of the ways I have tried game bird before is a bacon wrapped Dove Breast, now not being much of a Dove hunter I thought that I could wrap a Duck Breast, but then I thought Duck is much thicker than a Dove so I can also butterfly a breast and stuff it too. For this you will need:4 skinless Duck Breast halves
1 pound Bacon
1 Yellow Onion
1 bunch Celery
2 cloves Minced Garlic
1 14.5 oz can of Vegetable Stock
6 oz. Dry Seasoned Breadcrumbs
Salt and Pepper to taste
I started by taking all but four pieces of bacon and dicing it, I put that in a large pot on medium high heat until the bacon had turned a little crunchy, then I added the Onion, Celery, and Garlic and reduced the heat to medium and let that saute until the veggies were soft.
After that I added the vegetable stock and let that come to a boil, then removed from heat and added the Bread Crumbs. Mix the Bread Crumbs in and add salt and pepper to taste fluff with a fork and set aside.
Next step is to butterfly the Duck Breasts and stuff with the stuffing.
Then I closed up the Breasts and wrapped with the remaining four pieces of bacon.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes depending how rare you like your meat. I was really impressed how this turned out, I have read a lot of recipe sites that say to use bacon to tame down the gamey taste of waterfowl, but I did not think that it took anything away from the Duck itself. Well until next time...
