Recipe - Pappardelle (Duck)

5 pound Duck, boned, fat removed,
cut into 1 inch pieces
One fourth cup Oil, olive
3 md Onions, chopped (@ 2 cups)
1/3 cup Pancetta, finely chopped
(Italian, dry cured
unsmoked bacon) OR
1/3 cup Bacon
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
One half cup Livers, chicken, chopped
One half cup Mushrooms, porcini, dried
(@1 oz) soaked in 2
cups of hot water for
30 minutes
2 Bay leaves
1 small Rosemary, fresh, branch OR
1 teaspoon Rosemary, dried, chopped
4 Cloves, whole
1 cup Wine, white, dry
3 tablespoon Paste, tomato
3 cup Stock, chicken **

** See other recipe for Chicken Stock.

For Boneless Duck in Sguazet: =============================

Pat the duck dry.

Heat One fourth cup of olive oil in a heavy large casserole over high
heat. Add duck and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook over high
heat, stirring often, until lightly golden. (About 10 minutes)

Strain off about Three fourths of the fat (discard or reserve for another
use.) Add onions and pancetta to the casserole, and sprinkle with
salt and pepper. Saute until golden, about 8 minutes.

Add chicken livers, heat and stir for 2 minutes.

Meanwhile, strain the soaked porcini mushrooms, reserving the
liquid. Rinse them and chop them up coarsely. Strain the liquid
through a fine sieve or cheesecloth and set aside. To the casserole
add porcini, bay leaves, rosemary and cloves and stir for 5 minutes.

Add the wine and cook, stirring, until wine is nearly
evaporated. Add tomato paste and simmer for 2 minutes, stirring to
coat all ingredients. Add reserved mushroom soaking liquid and
Chicken Stock and bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover partially, and
simmer 45 minutes.

Remove bay leaves and any rosemary stems. Skim fat from surface
and adjust seasonings.

Set aside.

Go on to the next recipe and cook the pappardelle and assemble.

Source: New York's Master Chefs, Bon Appetit Magazine
: Written by Richard Sax, Photographs by Nancy McFarland
: The Knapp Press, Los Angeles, 1985

Chef: Lidia Bastianich, Felidia Restaurant, New York

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