ROAST DUCK IN A DUTCH

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Number Of Ingredients 14

3 ducks, whole & plucked (mallards or pintails)
5 small onions
2 apples (I prefer a tart variety)
3 to 4 ribs celery, cut in 1 inch pieces
6 to 8 carrots, scrubbed and cut in 1-inch chunks
3 to 4 bay leaves
1 cup burgundy wine
1 cup chicken stock or duck stock
1 cup water
1/3 cup red currant jelly
6 slices fresh side pork
olive oil
salt and pepper
ground thyme

Steps:

Wash ducks and pat dry inside and out. Rub each with a small amount of olive oil and stuff with an onion each and 1/3 of an apple. Season to taste with salt and pepper or seasonings of your choice.Arrange ducks in your Dutch and add about 1/2 cup each of wine and soup stock along with the bay leaves. Mix the currant preserves with 1/2 cup of the stock and brush each bird liberally. Put the carrots and celery around the birds and place two pieces of fresh side pork with a little ground thyme rubbed into it on each bird.Cook for 1 1/2 hours with 8-10 briquets on the bottom and 16-18 arranged around the outside of the lid.A Back Country Guide to Outdoor Cooking Spiced with Tall Tales - Fowl & Fish

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