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                            Wild Duck Gumbo

Recipe By     : Taste Of Home, Dec/Jan 1996
Serving Size  : 16   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Duck

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2                    Wild ducks -- cut up
    1/2  c             Cooking oil
    2/3  c             All-purpose flour
  1      lb            Smoked sausage -- sliced
  2      c             Onion -- chopped
  1 1/2  c             Green pepper -- chopped
  1 1/2  c             Celery -- sliced
  2      tb            Fresh parsley -- minced
  1      tb            Garlic -- minced
 14 1/2  oz            Stewed tomatoes
  2                    Bay leaves
  2      tb            Worcestershire sauce
  1 1/2  ts            Pepper
  1      ts            Salt
  1      ts            Dried thyme
    1/4  ts            Cayenne pepper
  2      qt            Water
                       Cooked rice -- hot

In a Dutch oven over medium heat, brown duck in batches in oil.
Remove and set aside. Discard all but 2/3 cup drippings. Add flour to
drippings; cook and stir over medium heat until brown, 12 to
14 minutes. Add sausage, onion, green pepper, celery, parsley, and
garlic. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add next
8 ingredients; mix well. Add duck; bring to a boil. Reduce heat;
cover and simmer 60 to 75 minutes or until duck is tender. Remove
duck. Cool. Debone and cut into chunks; return to pan. Simmer 5 to
10 minutes or until heated through. Remove bay leaves. Serve with
rice.


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