Braised Wild Duck

Title: Braised Wild Duck

Category: Game and Wild Birds

Cuisine: American

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 2 2-pound ready-co-cook wild ducks, skinned
• all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper

Instructions

ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFOR~ SERVING:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut ducks into serving pieces. On waxed paper, coat pieces with about 1/2 cup flour. In Dutch oven over medium heat, in hot butter or margarine, cook duck until browned on all sides, a few pieces at a time, removing pieces to platter as they are browned. Add onion and celery to drippings and cook until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.

Return duck to Dutch oven and sprinkle with salt and pepper; add 1/2 cup water. Cover and bake 1 hour or until duck is fork-tender.

Remove duck to warm platter. In small bowl, blend 1 tablespoon flour with 1 cup water until smooth. Gradually stir into drippings in Dutch oven and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened; serve over duck.