South Texas Duck Gumbo

• 8 cups water
• 3 each duck mallard-size filleted, and cut in 1 inch pieces
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil unsaturated vegetable
• 4 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 cup celery sliced 1/2 inch thick
• 1 cup carrots thinly sliced
• 1 cup sweet bell peppers sliced
• 1 cup onions yellow , sliced
• 1 cup okra sliced 1 inch thick
• 16 ounces tomatoes peeled
• 1 can soup, chicken and rice
• 2 each chicken bouillon cubes
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 each bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon red hot pepper sauce
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil unsaturated vegetable
• 1 x flour, all-purpose

1. Bring water to boil in 1 1/2-gallon pot while preparing other ingredients.
2. Heat oil over medium heat in large skillet.
3. Shake flour and seasonings in bag; add 10 to 12 pieces of duck and shake until lightly floured.
4. Brown in preheated pan 5 minutes.
5. Don't overcook.
6. Remove duck from pan, drain on paper towel.
7. Repeat until all meat is browned.
8. Discard remaining flour.
9. Saute vegetables in meat skillet until onions brown lightly.
10. Add duck and stir-fry 10 minutes.
11. Dissolve cubes in 8 cups boiling water.
12. Add chicken rice soup, tomatoes and seasonings.
13. Add sauted vegetables and duck.
14. Cover and cook 45 minutes at low to medium heat.
15. To make roux, heat oil to medium hot in skillet.
16. Sprinkle 1/4 cup flour into oil and stir.
17. Continue adding flour a little at a time until flour/oil mixture is dry (10-12 minutes) and light brown.
18. Don't burn.
19. Remove from heat.
20. Cool 5 minutes.
21. Add 2 cups hot duck soup and stir over heat until mixture thickens.
22. Return roux to soup after soup cooks 45 minutes.
23. Cover and cook 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
24. Remove from heat, set aside 20 minutes.
25. Serve over short-grain rice.

water, duck mallard, vegetable oil, flour, salt, black pepper, celery, carrots, sweet bell peppers, onions yellow, okra, tomatoes, soup, chicken bouillon cubes, worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, red hot pepper sauce, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, vegetable oil, flour

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/south-texas-duck-gumbo-42160 (may not work)