Posts by Gail South

Roll duck pieces in flour seasoned w garlic salt, pepper and paprika. Brown in butter. Place in large casserole w bay leaf and tarragon. Add chopped scallions, chopped duck liver and gizzard and wine. Cover and bake at 375 for 1-1.5 hours. Add warm sour cream mixed w olives. Cook, uncovered 25-30 min. Duckling 1…

Season legs w salt, shallots, chopped garlic, parsley, peppercorns, thyme, and bay leaves. Cover w plastic wrap and refrigerate 18 hours to 2 days. Rinse and drain. Preheat oven to 200. Heat fat in medium ovenproof pot over high heat until hot. Meanwhile, rinse legs and pat dry. Place duck fat in large, very heavy…

Set rack at lowest position in oven. Preheat to 450. Rub both sides of duck w olive oil and 2 tsp marjoram. Sprinkle w s&p. Working in batches, sear breasts, skin side down, in heavy large skillet over high heat, until skin browns and fat is rendered, about 8 min. Transfer, skin sides down, to…

Season chicken. Melt butter. Add scallions and sauté 1 min. Stir in remaining ingredients. Use to stuff roaster, tying legs together and folding wings back. Roast 30 min per pound at 350. Remove from pan. Skim fat. Stir in wine and simmer 1 min. Serve sauce w chicken. Wine, Madeira 2T (or Marsala)Chicken 1 roasterButter…

Season hens w rosemary, salt and pepper. Put stock, onion and carrot in saucepan. Boil 10 min. Add hens and poach gently 30-35 min or till just tender. Remove from broth and keep warm. Reduce broth to 1.5 cups and skim off fat. Melt butter and blend in flour. Gradually add broth and cook, stirring,…

Remove bacon rind and cut bacon into sticks 1″ x 1/4″. Simmer for 10 minutes in 2 qts of cold water , drain, rinse in cold water, and dry. Sauté slowly in flameproof casserole with oil. When very lightly browned, remove, leaving fat. Season chicken. Brown in fat and 1Tbutter. Return bacon to pan, cover…

In a large skillet, over high heat oil. Add onion, pepper, and jalapeno and cook, stirring often, until onion is soft, about 3-4 minutes. Add cumin, corn, green chilis, milk, and navy beans. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 min, stirring occasionally. Add chicken and s&p. Stir in cheese…

In large saucepan, over moderately low heat, sauté onion and garlic until softened. Add spices and cook, stirring, 5 min. Turn heat up to moderately high and add chicken. Brown lightly. Add stock, whisking. Bring to a boil and simmer till chicken is cooked through, about 5 min. Add beans, chilies (if using), salt and…

In a large saucepan, sauté chicken, onion and garlic powder in oil until no longer pink. Add beans, broth, chilies, and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered 30 min. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream and cream. Serve immediately. Chicken 1 lb breasts, cubedOnion 1 med, choppedGarlic Powder 1.5tspVegetable Oil 1TBeans,…

Prepare the chicken wings by cutting off the wing tips and discarding (or freezing for chicken stock). Then, divide the drumettes from the wingettes and place both in a bowl or zipper sealable bag. Combine the melted butter and the hot sauce and stir to blend well. Pour this over the chicken wings and let…