How To Cook Wild Duck
I'll show you step-by-step how to cook wild duck so it's flavorful and juicy. Step into my kitchen, please!
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- Hunting For Wild Ducks In Alaska
- How To Prepare For Our Wild Duck Recipe
- The Cooking Technique For This Wild Duck Recipe
- Watch Me Cook Wild Duck In My Alaska Lodge Kitchen
- The Duck Appetizer Was Very Good - But What's For Dinner?
- Chef "Mooeshitler" In Action...
- "Wild Duck Recipes" On The Web...
- Ever Had Wild Duck? Tried To Cook It?
- A Good Frying Pan Is Essential For Any Cooking
- Lookin For "Wild Duck" Twitters...
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Hunting For Wild Ducks In Alaska
On a crisp morning at the Driftwood Lodge...
How To Prepare For Our Wild Duck Recipe
A few simple steps - a superb dish!
The duck breasts are cut into 2-bite-size pieces...

For the marinade, we need fresh garlic, shallots, rosemary, olive oil, and a coarse spice blend, i.e. "Montreal Steak Seasoning".

Pulse the vegetables a few times in a food processor. Combine seasoning, oil, and chopped vegetables in a medium-size bowl until you have a "wet" paste, not too thick and not too thin. You have a lot of flexibility here, so don't worry about the exact amounts. Be generous with vegetables and spices.


Now add the duck pieces to the marinade and let this sit for at least 30 minutes, up to 3 hours. If you can't cook the duck right away, store it in the refrigerator. However, the olive oil will solidify under refrigeration. You will have to let the mixture come back to room temperature, so the oil drips off easily before you place the duck into a pan.
The Cooking Technique For This Wild Duck Recipe
This is the most important part!
Place a dry non-stick pan on the highest setting (or highest flame), and heat until it begins to smoke. Add a few duck pieces to the pan, and let them sear in place, for about 1 minute. You might want to turn the duck pieces on a paper towel before cooking - too much oil will lower the pan temperature and prevent the meat from forming a nice crust.
After about 1 minute, turn the pieces over and sear for another 30 - 45 seconds. It all depends on the size of the breast strips, but you will get a feel for it pretty quickly. The meat should be "rare" inside, as the carry-over heat will finish it to a "medium-rare" on the way from the kitchen to the table.
Be careful not to "crowd" the pan with too many duck pieces. You want to retain the highest possible heat throughout the searing process. Serve immediately!

Sometimes I make "Duck Nachos", at the Driftwood Lodge. I simply heat a platter of tortilla chips in the oven - layered with shredded cheese and sliced jalapenos. The finished duck pieces go on top and along the sides of the platter. Serve with some pico de gallo and guacamole, of course!
Watch Me Cook Wild Duck In My Alaska Lodge Kitchen
I need to feed 20 people...
How to cook wild duck
Chef Keem demonstrates a proven method to prepare wild duck breast, as shown here in his Alaska lodge kitchen.





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The Duck Appetizer Was Very Good - But What's For Dinner?
And afterwards - a show?
Tonight's main course is Black Angus Beef Tenderloin with Bourbon Praline Pecan Sweet Potatoes and Buttered Broccoli. For dessert we have a slice of Lemon Tart with Cream!


I like to entertain my guests with some of my silly antics - before or after dinner. Here, I make the menu announcement as "Chef Moosehitler". Watch the video below.
Chef "Mooeshitler" In Action...
It's a bit loud, you know...
Chef Moosehitler
Chef Keem announces the dinner menu as "Chef Moosehitler" to a group of guests at a fishing and hunting lodge in SE Alaska.
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"Wild Duck Recipes" On The Web...
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Lookin For "Wild Duck" Twitters...
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- mulberry mulberry Mar 25, 2009 @ 8:44 pm
- I don't think I've had duck before but what you have here certainly looks delicious!
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Nov 3, 2008 @ 11:27 am
- Quack, quack! Translation... Welcome to Culinary Favorites From A to Z.
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- BigJim BigJim Nov 1, 2008 @ 10:57 am
- Great lens, Chef. Now I'm hungry. Thanks for helping benefit Planet Gumbo.
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- BigJim BigJim Nov 1, 2008 @ 10:57 am
- Great lens, Chef. Now I'm hungry. Thanks for helping benefit Planet Gumbo.
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- JaguarJulie JaguarJulie Oct 26, 2008 @ 9:49 am
- Yumm, ok ignore my other comment about the marinade and accompaniments as I have now discovered this fine recipe lens. I've only had duck a few times when I was quite young -- thought it tasted gamey, but I will be trying your recipe. Blessings my dear.
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- pmolinero pmolinero Oct 23, 2008 @ 1:32 am
- Although I just had breakfast right now, reading your lens and watching the video made me hungry again.
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- papawu papawu Oct 22, 2008 @ 11:07 pm
- Wow, you are a culinary artist, my friend! Beautifully done lens.I have never participated in a hunt and would not unless it was purely for survivor. Don't get me wrong, I would definitely help eat it though, but I have never had wild duck that was just captured 10 minutes ago.lol One of my favorites is Peking Duck.
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- seedplanter seedplanter Oct 22, 2008 @ 3:55 pm
- Ohmygosh, I'm dyin here. You're a crackup in the video, Keem. I have to admit...never cooked OR eaten duck, but your nachos sound like a good place to start. (Will you de-feather and de-bill the little guy for me first, and wrap him in a meat tray a la grocery store?)
Another example of how you turn a recipe into a celebration. Looks like your guests at the lodge were having a good time!
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- RinchenChodron RinchenChodron Oct 22, 2008 @ 1:42 pm
- MMMMMM!!! Mouth watering - GREAT lens *****
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- Evelyn_Saenz Evelyn_Saenz Oct 22, 2008 @ 6:14 am
- Your recipes look delicious! I have never cooked duck. Does it taste like chicken or turkey?
What kinds of ducks live in Alaska?
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