Roast in the Bag?

[newfhouse]

The words of someone who's never had leftover Xmas pudding fried in butter for breakfast. Admittedly it's not available this time of year.

Actually I have, but I did specify a lazy Sunday.

 

[winjim]

Actually I have, but I did specify a lazy Sunday.

Aren't all bank holidays Sunday in their own way?

 

[newfhouse]

Aren't all bank holidays Sunday in their own way?

It was the ‘lazy’ that caused my quibble. It seems a lot of effort compared with spooning congealed balti from a foil container as you thumb through the Sunday supplements.

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

The words of someone who's never had leftover Xmas pudding fried in butter for breakfast. Admittedly it's not available this time of year.

What's leftover Christmas pudding? There's none of that when I'm around unless someone hasn't made enough brandy butter.

 

[Salty seadog]

So, this duck then.

 

[theclaud]

Duck fried rice tomorrow.

 

[Salty seadog]

Duck fried rice tomorrow.

Tease. And if your not adding peas and spring onion to the rice.... Well.

Oh and you're really ragging this thread.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I have eaten more than a third of it, but less than half! It was nice - the skin did crisp up on top. I had some mash with it, and some garlic braised cavolo nero. The gravy was a bit uninspired - when you open up the bag you find there's a weird sort of nappy underneath which has stolen a load of the juices. If I happen across another cheapo duck in a bag I would add more flavour to the duck itself. You could try whacking a nice sharp, syrupy glaze or some five-spice on at the moment of opening the bag, but I'm not sure a glaze will hold well at that point.

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Doesn't look too bad, succulent?
If you repeated the experience would you have removed the bag sooner and whacked the heat-up to render more fat from the skin and crispyfy it? Asking for a friend, obviously....

 

[Mr Celine]

Duck fried rice tomorrow.

Disappointed.

Any self-respecting marxist would surely go for Duck Soup.

 

[theclaud]

Doesn't look too bad, succulent?
If you repeated the experience would you have removed the bag sooner and whacked the heat-up to render more fat from the skin and crispyfy it? Asking for a friend, obviously....

Hmmm. Tricky one. If it weren't in the bag I'd prob have roasted it upside down / duckside up for some of the time, but going by the book you just cut the top off for the last half hour in a fairly hot oven - the top / breast is roasting while the bottom is still steaming in a sort of half-bag within which there's no room to manoeuvre the duck. Too much longer/hotter and I reckon the breast meat would dry out too much. All or nowt.

 

[Julia9054]

Duck fried rice tomorrow.

I'd go for pancakes, spring onions and hoi sin sauce personally

 

[Ian H]

Duck fried rice tomorrow.

For breakfast?

 

[Fab Foodie]

For breakfast?

Yeah, why not?

 

[theclaud]

Disappointed.

Any self-respecting marxist would surely go for Duck Soup.

The stock is on, for something tomorrow...

But tonight, Fried Rice! The veg is prepped - time for a beer!

 

[BoldonLad]

The stock is on, for something tomorrow...

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But tonight, Fried Rice! The veg is prepped - time for a beer!

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Looks good