Duck Breast for Gumbo?

[FarmRaised]

Hey guys, somebody gave me a couple of duck breasts and I wanted to smoke them for gumbo. Any advice? I've seen a bunch of posts of duck breasts seared and grilled to mid-rare and other posts about smoking whole ducks, but that's not quite what I'm looking for. Should I smoke to 165 like I would for chicken, or will the duck get rubbery? To brine or not to brine? I'm hoping to get a consistency for pulling/shredding. Any advice is greatly 'ppreciated!

 

[Inthewoods]

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=239111

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=240389

Hope this helps.

-D

 

[JD08]

If someone gave you a beef tenderloin, would you ask for advice about putting it in chili? If you've never had seared duck breast, you really need to try it. It really is worth doing.

 

[Inthewoods]

Scroll down to the search feature at the bottom of the page and just plug in what your lookin' for...I use the hell out of it!

Welcome to the Brethren!

-D

 

[Happy Hapgood]

Welcome to the forum. Smoked duck gumbo. :thumb: Why not inject with some Cajun Injector?

http://www.cajuninjector.com/

 

[toymaster]

I believe Chef John Folse does a duck gumbo in his restaurant in The Quarter. I've been meaning to try it. I'll look in his encyclopedia that he calls a cookbook later today to see if he has a recipe for it.

 

[bbqwizard]

Breasts= Hot sear, cooked medium rare.
Whole duck= Roast, smoke etc... pull meat and put in gumbo

 

[CakeM1x]

Breasts= Hot sear, cooked medium rare.
Whole duck= Roast, smoke etc... pull meat and put in gumbo

I'm with bbqwizard on this one.

 

[FarmRaised]

Breasts= Hot sear, cooked medium rare.
Whole duck= Roast, smoke etc... pull meat and put in gumbo

There it is. That makes sense to me. I like seared duck breast fine, but I thought maybe these ones would be a good excuse to smoke some meat, make a roux, and enjoy a few cold drinks in the process. I'll hold off on that until I get some whole ducks and sear these instead.

 

[mchar69]

Williams Sonoma 'Grilled Duck Breasts with Dried Cherry Zinfandel Sauce'
is 5-star Michelin Worthy. No lie. Do this with 2 of the breasts.

https://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/grilled-duck-breasts-with-dried-cherry-zinfandel-sauce.html