Duck and Andouille Gumbo
Duck and Andouille Gumbo is a dairy free main course. This recipe makes 8 servings with 1123 calories, 40g of protein, and 99g of fat each. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours and 40 minutes. Head to the store and pick up allspice, basil, garlic cloves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the allspice you could follow this main course with the Allspice Angel Food Cakes With Pineapple Curd And Oven-dried Pi as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Creole cuisine.
Instructions
Combine broth and water in stockpot and bring to a boil.Reduce heat and let it simmer while preparing duck.
Heat oil in heavy large pot.
Add duck a few pieces at a time and brown well.
Drain on paper towels while browning remaining pieces.
Pour about 3/4 cup of the hot oil into heavy medium skillet.Make roux by blending in the flour, stirring until a smooth paste is formed.Cook ,stirring constantly,until roux is dark coffee-colored brown (this can take up to 30 minutes).Carefully stir in some of the hot stock to thin slightly.
Add celery, onion,and bell pepper and stir constantly until very tender, about 5 minutes;add to stockpot.
Add sausage to same skillet and brown well; drain off as much excess fat as possible and add sausage to stockpot.Keep gumbo at simmering point and add remaining ingredients except hot pepper sauce,green onion and rice and blend well.Cover partially and continue simmering until duck is very tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
Remove from heat and add pepper sauce;blend well.Taste for seasoning, adding salt if needed.
Let stand for 5 minutes.Skim off fat, then stir in green onion.Ladle gumbo over hot rice and pass additional hot pepper sauce, if desired.
Recommended wine: Albarino, Rose Wine, Sauvignon Blanc
Albarino, rosé Wine, and Sauvignon Blanc are great choices for Cajun. These low-tannin, lower alcohol wines will complement the heat in spicy cajun dishes, instead of making your mouth burn more. One wine you could try is Forjas del Salnes Leiranan Albarino. It has 4.9 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 34 dollars.
Forjas del Salnes Leirana Albarino
Pale, green-tinged yellow. Bright and sharply focused on the nose, displaying incisive Meyer lemon, honeysuckle, quinine, and mineral scents, along with a hint of ginger in the background. Dry, taut and light on its feet, offering intense, mineral-laced citrus and orchard fruit flavors that show no excess weight. Closes on a spicy note, displaying strong, floral-tinged persistence.