ROASTED DUCK WITH APPLE-RAISIN DRESSING

Roasted Duck with Apple-Raisin Dressing image

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 domestic ducks (4 - 5 pounds each)
salt
Dressing:
1 (12-ounce) tube bulk pork sausage
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped peeled apple
1 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup water
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
8 cups cubed crustless day-old white bread
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup chicken broth

Steps:

Sprinkle the inside of ducklings with salt prick skin well all over and set aside. In a large skillet, cook sausage with onion and celery until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender. Add apple and simmer for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally drain. Meanwhile, simmer raisins in water for 8 minutes do not drain. In a large bowl, combine sausage mixture, raisins, salt, sage, pepper and parsley mix well. Add the bread cubes, eggs and broth mix lightly. Divide and spoon into ducklings. Place with breast side up on a rack in a large shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 hours or until the thermometer reads 185°. Drain fat from pan as it accumulates. Remove all dressing.© Copyright Reiman Publications, 1993-1997

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