I was rummaging through the freezer recently and realized I had a bag of wood duck breasts from last fall (I know, shame on me for letting them sit in the freezer almost a year!). Decided to try and smoke them, and use a recipe that would minimize the freezer taste
I brined them for about 4 hrs today, experimented a little with some left over apple juice, apple cider vinegar, salt, sugar, garlic powder, and black pepper...
before I threw them on the smoker, I rubbed them in a brown sugar and spice rub, and wrapped them in bacon.
smoked them at 225 for an hour and fifteen minutes with applewood (i ended up light on the smoke flavor, either needed more or should have blended some hickory in)
Made them into sandwiches, with arugula, onions, swiss cheese, and dijon mustard. DELICIOUS! The duck by itself was pretty good, not the best I've ever made but considering how long it sat in the freezer, it was surprisingly tasty.
Let me know what you think! Suggestions and critiquing are welcome
I brined them for about 4 hrs today, experimented a little with some left over apple juice, apple cider vinegar, salt, sugar, garlic powder, and black pepper...
before I threw them on the smoker, I rubbed them in a brown sugar and spice rub, and wrapped them in bacon.
smoked them at 225 for an hour and fifteen minutes with applewood (i ended up light on the smoke flavor, either needed more or should have blended some hickory in)
Made them into sandwiches, with arugula, onions, swiss cheese, and dijon mustard. DELICIOUS! The duck by itself was pretty good, not the best I've ever made but considering how long it sat in the freezer, it was surprisingly tasty.
Let me know what you think! Suggestions and critiquing are welcome
