Duck Legs with couscous and salad

[bohemian]

This is what I am making for dinner this evening.

 

Duck legs roasted in the oven served on a small bed of couscous - 100g for two of us, cutting down on carbs! - soaked in a chicken stock and then with sliced spring onion forked through. Maybe a little ras-el-hanout spice in the stock.

Side salad too.  Mmmmm

[witness]

This is what I am making for dinner this evening.

 

Duck legs roasted in the oven served on a small bed of couscous - 100g for two of us, cutting down on carbs! - soaked in a chicken stock and then with sliced spring onion forked through. Maybe a little ras-el-hanout spice in the stock.

Side salad too.  Mmmmm

Sounds yummy but what is ras-el-hanout???

[bohemian]

It's a spice mix used a lot in Moroccan dishes like Tagines.

 

You could make your own, but I usually buy a small jar.

http://moroccanfood.about.com/od/maindishes/r/ras_el_hanout_recipe.htm

[surfergirl]

Sounds pretty awesome Christopher.

Have you got room for one more at your dinner table?

Duck is pretty delectable. I roasted one sometimes ago. But servee with potatoes and pumpkin.

But they are a treat to buy. How much do they coast you to buy?

In ny area they are $24. For a decent size.

But that while feed a family compared to a chicken

[bohemian]

I buy duck legs or duck breasts from the supermarket (Gressingham Duck) and 3 legs costs £4. Two duck breasts would be about £7 so quite expensive.  I look for bargains where I can.

It's hard to find a butcher in our area who sells duck (and some is shot and not properly bled). 

 

When we were in Czech Republic a brother gave a duck to the brother who we were staying with and it was delicious. Served 4 of us for two meals.  My wife and I love it.

[maladee]

sounds awesome I am cutting down on carbs too, btw duck fat is soo good to cook with save the fat

[surfergirl]

Yes the fat is Good for roasting potatoes.

I recently discovered you can buy it in a jar for $20 .

Has anyone tried. Truffles. Or the oil ? I see it seeved withDuck..

[bohemian]

I haven't tried truffle oil on duck, but i love it on salads in place of olive oil.

 

My wife made a little gooseberry jam from our own gooseberries (red ones - our first crop in the garden!) and we had that with duck breast - delicious.