Outrageous Duck Casserole
Looking for a unique duck dish for dinner? Try this Outrageous Duck Casserole. Made with pinto beans and salt pork, the flavors complement each other perfectly. It's one of the best duck recipes you'll find!
Cooking MethodCasserole
Ingredients
- 2 cup brown pinto beans
- 1 duck, 5-6 pounds, cut into serving pieces
- seasoned flour, enough to coat duck
- 3 strips salt pork, cut into small dice
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 pinch basil
- 1 pinch black pepper, freshly ground
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
Instructions
- Soak the beans in cold water overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Drain the beans and simmer them in lightly salted water until just tender.
- Drain again, reserving the liquid, and place them in a casserole.
- Dredge the pieces of duck with seasoned flour.
- Cook the salt pork in a skillet until crisp.
- Place the bits of pork in the casserole with the beans and brown the duck quickly in the pork fat.
- Transfer the duck to the casserole. Add the onion, basil, pepper and mustard.
- Work the pieces of duck down into the casserole so that the beans cover them; do not crush the beans.
- Add boiling water or bean liquid just to cover, cover the casserole, and place in oven.
- Cook until the duck and beans are well done, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Add more water if necessary, but when done, the casserole should not have too much liquid.
- Note: This would be excellent with some buttered turnips and an endive and beet salad.