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Duck gumbo??

Posted on 7/31/16 at 7:01 pm
Posted by Creed Bratton
Slidell
Member since Oct 2009
2032 posts
Posted on 7/31/16 at 7:01 pm
Anyone ever tried it? Good idea/bad idea?
If you've tried it and it came out good, do you any tips for me?
Posted by cito
BR
Member since Nov 2015
805 posts
Posted on 7/31/16 at 7:27 pm to
Ive made a few batches. I'd recommend using a very hearty duck stock.
Posted by Cajunate
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
3478 posts
Posted on 7/31/16 at 7:28 pm to
It's a really good with a good smoking spicy andouille.
Posted by Creed Bratton
Slidell
Member since Oct 2009
2032 posts
Posted on 7/31/16 at 7:30 pm to
Can you point me in the right direction? I've never made a duck stock. With the exception of duck bombs, I've never cooked duck before.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
138137 posts
Posted on 7/31/16 at 7:30 pm to
Duck gumbo was a new year's day tradition for my family for decades
Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 7/31/16 at 7:35 pm to
Have a half gallon in my fridge right now. I don't bother making a separate stock....I brown the ducks & andouille, set them aside, then use a little of the leftover browning fat in my roux. I onions in the hot roux, then add the other veg and brown some more. Add the liquid and the ducks and andouille. cook at a steady simmer until tender. Remove the ducks & debone, put the duck meat back into the pot. Obviously I'm leaving out seasonings and amounts, but this is the basic procedure I use.
Posted by Creed Bratton
Slidell
Member since Oct 2009
2032 posts
Posted on 7/31/16 at 7:40 pm to
Oh, see these are already cleaned, skinned and deboned. Straight up duck breasts ready for the cooking.
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49622 posts
Posted on 7/31/16 at 7:41 pm to
Use rendered duck fat to make the roux. Man that's good.
Posted by cito
BR
Member since Nov 2015
805 posts
Posted on 7/31/16 at 7:43 pm to
You'd make it just like you would any other type of stock.

Start with duck bones and roast them in the oven.
Cut up an onion or 2, a few carrots, some celery and sweat it with some garlic cloves and herbs (thyme, rosemary, bay leaves) in a large pot
Once the bones get some nice color on them rub them with tomato paste and go back in the oven until the paste starts to char on top.
Add the bones to the veg and fill the pot with water.
Let it come to a boil the reduce to a simmer for a few hours.
Strain the liquid and you have yourself a nice duck stock.
Posted by Creed Bratton
Slidell
Member since Oct 2009
2032 posts
Posted on 7/31/16 at 7:55 pm to
That's my problem, all I have I the breasts. Everything is cleaned and deboned already. Got the breasts from a friend. So I can't make a stock.
Posted by cito
BR
Member since Nov 2015
805 posts
Posted on 7/31/16 at 8:24 pm to
I got ya. I wouldn't recommend using breasts. Due to the low fat content and the fact that it's a muscle that is used a lot, the breast is easy to overcook. It isn't really suitable for prolonged cooking. Similar to a chicken breast.
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49622 posts
Posted on 7/31/16 at 8:28 pm to
Breast will work just cut them in pieces and don't cook the whole time. Supplement it with a cut up chicken. I've done that before when I didn't have enough duck. Use the breast skin to render fat and make the roux. That will give a lot of duck flavor if you don't have duck stock.
Posted by cito
BR
Member since Nov 2015
805 posts
Posted on 7/31/16 at 8:36 pm to
Duck fat roux is always a solid decision. I use different fats for my roux whenever possible. Mostly duck and bacon. I'm a thigh man when it comes to making gumbo. That's where the flavor lives.
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
52204 posts
Posted on 7/31/16 at 8:37 pm to
Cube the meat and simmer a good while until tender (in the gumbo). You'll have plenty of flavor.
Posted by Cajunate
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
3478 posts
Posted on 7/31/16 at 8:55 pm to
I usually smoke whole ducks(not too much though)and then low simmer them it water with onions celery and peppercorns until the meat almost falls off the bone. Remove duck, strain liquid and that's your stock. Debone the duck meat and continue on as a regular gumbo. I use duck fat for the roux too but try yo get it nice and dark without burning it.
Posted by Croacka
Denham Springs
Member since Dec 2008
61451 posts
Posted on 7/31/16 at 9:25 pm to
I use duck breast fillets in gumbo often

I basically just make a chicken and sausage gumbo and add in the breast fillets with the chicken

It's pretty much the only way my wife or kids will eat duck
Posted by Fratigerguy
Member since Jan 2014
4914 posts
Posted on 8/1/16 at 8:36 am to


I make duck gumbo with just breasts all the time. As a matter of fact, that's the only way I've made duck gumbo for probably the last 10 years. The breasts work fine in the gumbo. And contrary to chicken breasts, they will be far too tough if you don't cook them for a long time in a gumbo.

Basically, I use the same recipe I use for chicken and sausage, and just substitute duck breasts. And no chicken with it.
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
39896 posts
Posted on 8/1/16 at 8:40 am to
I'd smoke them for a little bit. Or use some smoked andouille. You want it dark and smokey. Then add at least a pint of oysters at the end.
Posted by DeltaHog
Member since Sep 2009
763 posts
Posted on 8/1/16 at 8:50 am to
I finished 6th out of 75 in the world championship duck gumbo competition two years ago.

Duck ham
Duck sausage
Tasso
Bacon
Chunks wild duck breast- cubed
I use a smokey pork stock
Confit leg meat
Posted by Stexas
SWLA
Member since May 2013
6845 posts
Posted on 8/1/16 at 9:40 am to
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Then add at least a pint of oysters at the end.
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