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Duck

7 recipes · Poultry and game

7 duck recipes from the “Big Cookbook,” in the poultry and game category. From Henriette Schønberg Erken's original text to a modernized version for today's kitchen.

  • Duck à la Carmen

    Duck à la Carmen from Schønberg Erken (1914): roast duck stuffed with fried pork, onion, duck liver and parsley, sewn shut and roasted under greased paper.

  • Duck à la Crème (canard à la crème)

    Duck à la crème from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): cold roast duck with the breast replaced by a farce of duck liver and ice-cold whipped cream.

  • Duck Fillet (filets de canard)

    Duck fillet (filets de canard) from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): roast duck breast in fillets, covered with liver purée, served with sauce Bigarade.

  • Glazed Duck with Oranges

    Erken's canard à l'orange (1914): duck roasted in a very hot oven and glazed with brown sauce, orange juice and meat glaze, served on a rice base.

  • Salt-cured duck with vegetables (canard salé)

    Salt-cured duck (canard salé) from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): rubbed with sugar and saltpeter, salted 3 days, simmered and served with vegetables.

  • Roast Duck with Chestnuts

    Roast duck with chestnuts from Schønberg Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): duck covered with pork slices and pot-roasted in butter, served with chestnuts.

  • Roast Duck with Olives (caneton aux olives)

    Roast duck with olives (caneton aux olives) from Erken's Big Cookbook (1914): duck stuffed with apples and prunes, roasted hot, served with olives.