Recipe - Texas Wild Duck Gumbo

2 Wild ducks
2 Celery stalk
1 small Onion cut or sliced up
2 small Carrots minced
1 tablespoon Salt
1 ga Water
1 One fourth cup Vegetable oil
1 cup Flour
2 cup Onion chopped
2 cup Celery chopped
One half tablespoon Black pepper
One fourth teaspoon Red pepper
1 pound Smoked sausage
24 Shucked
One half cup Scallions cut or sliced up
1 cup Bell peppers chopped
Oysters

STEP ONE: To Make the Stock In large pot combine ducks, 2 stalks celery,
one small onion ( cut or sliced up ), minced carrots, salt, and gallon water. Bring to a
boil and simmer for 3 hours, from time to time skimming off the foam.

STEP TWO: To Make the Gumbo Make the roux of flour and vegetable oil
until dark and brown. Add the bell peppers, red and black pepper, celery,
and onions. Remove the ducks from the stock and reduce the broth to 21/2
quarts. Strain and pour over the roux. Simmer the gumbo for 20 minutes.

Remove all the meat from the bones, dice in 1/2inch squares, and add to
the gumbo. Broil the sausage, slice, and also add to the soup. Add the
oysters and scallions at last and bring to a boil.

Serve over rice with Tabasco sauce as needed.

Recipe By : Joe Mannke of Rotisserie for Beef and Bird, Houston, TX

From: Emory!hpclbis.Cup.Hp.Com!juliar@sdate: Thu, 17 Mar 94 16:11:22 0800

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