My son in law is a member of a shooting syndicate, and he arrived bearing pheasants and 2 Mallard ducks.
As I had friends for supper on Wednesday, I roasted one of the ducks, with some shallots and garlic in the pan, and the body of the duck filled with orange segments, Rosemary ,and more garlic.
With it I cooked a butternut and carrot puree, and some wilted spinach. Didn't need potatoes,as I had made a seeded loaf ,using half wholemeal flour and half a seeded mix which I wanted to try out.
Made a delicious sauce to go with it with the duck.
Zested an orange, and juiced the rest. Sauted two shallots chopped very finely, then added some of the orange zest, half a small jar of redcurrant jelly, and some red wine.Simmer that for half an hour, and then
sieve the sauce ,and add the rest of the zest to the reminder. Add salt and pepper to taste.
They brought a tart from Waitrose, wich when warmed up ,was very good. Finished the last of Roger Wilkins's cheeses ,but hope for some more next week, as Tess is coming up to see me.
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