Monthly Archives: November 2013

Duck Confit with Snow Peas and Mepkin Abbey Oyster Mushrooms

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

Duck Confit (recipe below)                                                           8 ounces

Snow peas                                                                                        6 ounces

Oyster mushrooms                                                             4 ounces

Onion, green                                                                                    2 each

Duck glace                                                                                        6 ounces

Duck crackling                                                                                 1 ounce

Potatoes, fingerling                                                                       10 ounces

Duck fat                                                                                            3 ounces

Paprika, smoked                                                                             ½ tsp.

Thyme, chopped                                                                             ½ tsp.

Rosemary, chopped                                                                       ½ tsp.

Parsley, chopped                                                                            ½ tbs.

Salt & black pepper                                                                        to taste

 

Recipe Instructions:

  1. Slice potatoes lengthwise and season with paprika, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper.  Toss with two ounces of fat and place on a cookie sheet in 400 degree pre-heated oven.  Roast for approximately 20 minutes until golden.
  2. Blanch snow peas and set aside.
  3. Slice mushrooms and onion. Sauté in remaining oil until caramelized.
  4. Add duck glace and peas to mushroom mixture and simmer until hot.
  5. Place duck on top of potatoes in bowl and pour mushroom and pea broth around duck.
  6. Top duck with parsley, crackling and serve.

Duck Confit

Yield: 5 lbs.

(5 lbs. duck legs, and thighs)

Cure Mix:

Kosher Salt                                       3 ounces

Light Brown Sugar                          3 ounces

Thyme                                               1 Tbs.

Garlic, cloves                                   3 minced

Pepper, coarse ground                  2 ounces

Salt, pink                                           ½ tsp.

Ginger                                               pinch

Cloves                                                pinch

Nutmeg                                             pinch

Recipe Instructions:

  1. Mix all seasonings together and roll duck in seasoning mix coating well.
  2. Refrigerate for 2 days, rinse excess cure and blot dry.
  3. Sauté duck fat side down first to slightly brown, turn over and brown second side.

Pursuit – Small Mouth Bass in South Carolina

broad riverThis week Bob is back in the heart South Carolina searching for small mouth bass. Don’t believe South Carolina has small mouth bass?  Well Mike McSwain will join Bob on the fast moving water of the Broad River, just north of Columbia and  change your mind about summer fishing for small mouth bass in South Carolina.  Don’t miss this action!!

Rainbow Trout on the Platt River in Walden Colorado

Screen Shot 2013-08-12 at 8.36.42 AMWalden, Colorado offers world class trout fishing and this week Bob will be right in the middle of one of the best trout streams in the world. Nestled between the rugged Mt. Zirkel wilderness area and the majestic Medicine Bow Mountains in Northern Colorado, the Platt River is one of the finest trout streams in North America. Bob will feature rainbow trout on both light spinning tackle and fly fishing techniques….. a true adventure of a lifetime, don’t miss a single minute of this action.

FSN – Rainbow Trout in Walden Colorado

Screen Shot 2013-08-12 at 8.36.42 AMWalden Colorado offers world class trout fishing and this week Bob will be right in the middle of one of the best trout streams in the world. Nestled between the rugged Mt. Zirkel wilderness area and the majestic Medicine Bow Mountains in Northern Colorado, the Platt River is one of the finest trout streams in North America. This week on FSN, catch up with Bob and watch a little rainbow trout fishing with some light spinning tackle and fly fishing techniques. This is a true adventure of a lifetime, so don’t miss a single minute of fishing action.