Queensland Duckling
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 (3 pound) Muscovy duck, skin on, cut into 4 even pieces
- 1/2 cup peanut oil
- 1 (30-ounce) can pineapple pieces, drained and juices reserved
- 2 green peppers, diced to same size as pineapple
- 2 tablespoons grated fresh gingerroot
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot
- Bring large saucepan with 3 quarts salted water to boil.
- Add duck, reduce heat and cover to simmer for 2 to 2 1/2 hours until tender.
- Remove duck and strip flesh from carcass and dry with cloth.
- Strain cooking liquid and let cool.
- Once cooled, skim fat and reserve.
- Heat oil in frying pan and add duck pieces, frying 15 minutes until crisp brown on all sides.
- Return duck to large saucepan, add 1 3/4 cups cooking liquid, 1 cup pineapple pieces, green pepper and ginger.
- Cover and simmer another 15 minutes.
- Remove duck and rest on heated serving dish to keep warm.
- Skim any fat from surface of cooking liquid and bring to a boil.
- Separately combine pineapple juice, soy sauce, pepper and arrowroot, mixing well.
- Add this to cooking liquid and stir until it thickens and clears.
- Pour sauce over duck.
salt, muscovy, peanut oil, pineapple, green peppers, gingerroot, pineapple juice, soy sauce, freshly ground black pepper, arrowroot
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/queensland-duckling-recipe.html (may not work)