Duck Gumbo

Name: Duck Gumbo
Ingredients: 1 (4- to 4 1/2-pound) dressed duckling; 10 cups water; 8 stalks celery, halved; 3 bay leaves; 1 large onion, sliced; 1 teaspoon pepper; 2 (10-ounce) packages frozen cut okra; 1 tablespoon shortening; 6 green onions, chopped; About 4 cups hot cooked rice; Chopped chives

11 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 (4- to 4 1/2-pound) dressed duckling
10 cups water
8 stalks celery, halved
3 bay leaves
1 large onion, sliced
1 teaspoon pepper
2 (10-ounce) packages frozen cut okra
1 tablespoon shortening
6 green onions, chopped
About 4 cups hot cooked rice
Chopped chives

Directions

1

Remove giblets from duckling. Combine giblets, duckling, water, celery, bay leaves, onion, and pepper in a large Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 1 hour or until meat and vegetables are tender.
2

Remove duckling from broth; cool. Remove meat from bones; chop meat, and set aside. Strain broth, reserving broth in Dutch oven. Chop giblets finely, and set aside. Discard vegetables and bay leaves.
3

Saute okra in hot shortening in a large skillet 10 minutes. Add green onion and chopped duckling; saute an additional 5 minutes. Add to reserved broth, and simmer 1 hour.
4

Combine chopped giblets and rice. Serve gumbo over rice mixture, and sprinkle with chives.