Duck And Lentil Casserole Recipes

LENTIL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat a large pot over medium heat and add the olive oil.
• When the oil is hot, add the diced celery and onions to the pot and sautee for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the drained beans, lentils and diced tomatoes to the pot along with the rosemary and garlic.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Bring the pot to a boil, then once it is boiling reduce the temperature to low to gently simmer for 20 minutes.
• Set your oven to broil on high.
• Pour the lentil and bean mixture into a skillet or small casserole dish and cover with the shredded cheese.
• Broil the dish for 2-4 minutes or until the cheese melts and begins to crisp.

LENTIL RAGOUT - FRENCH PUY LENTIL SIDE DISH

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Sauté garlic, carrot and onion until softened - around 5 minutes.
• Cook off tomato paste: Add tomato paste, bay leaf and thyme. Cook 2 minutes.
• Add lentils, simmer 15 minutes: Add lentils, stock, salt and pepper. Stir, bring to simmer, then lower heat and simmer without a lid for 15 minutes until the lentils are soft (don't let them overcook so they become mushy!).
• Season: Stir through parsley. Taste and add more salt or pepper if needed. Serve!

DUCK AND LENTIL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Pull as much fat as possible off the duck and reserve.
• Place the duck in a saucepan with the peppercorns, the onion stuck with cloves, celery and about one-half teaspoon salt. Cover with cold water, bring to a boil and simmer for about one and a half hours, until the duck is cooked through. Skim the surface from time to time, especially in the beginning. Remove the duck from the broth and set aside. Strain the broth. You should have four to five cups. Add water if necessary to bring the quantity of broth to five cups. Taste and season it with additional salt if necessary.
• Chop the reserved duck fat. If you have less than two tablespoons, add additional duck fat or chicken fat or oil. Melt the fat in a heavy casserole and saute the onion and green pepper in the fat until soft but not brown. Add the mushrooms and saute a few minutes longer. Stir in the garlic and season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
• Remove the skin from the duck and reserve it. Remove the skin and as much fat as possible from the duck and reserve it for another use if you wish; you will not need it in this recipe. Dice the duck meat and add it to the vegetables in the casserole.
• Rinse the lentils and add them to the casserole along with the five cups of stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer until the lentils are tender, 45 minutes to one hour.
• While the lentils are cooking, cut the duck skin in thin strips and saute it in a skillet until it is crispy and brown. Before serving the casserole, scatter the fried duck skin pieces over the top and dust it with parsley.

SPICY ROOT & LENTIL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the onion and garlic over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes until softened, stirring occasionally. Tip in the potatoes, carrots and parsnips, turn up the heat and cook for 6-7 minutes, stirring, until the vegetables are golden.
• Stir in the curry paste or powder, pour in the stock and then bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, add the lentils, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes until the lentils and vegetables are tender and the sauce has thickened.
• Stir in most of the coriander, season and heat for a minute or so.Top with yogurt and the rest of the coriander. Serve with naan bread.

LENTIL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Spread lentils into a shallow 2-quart baking dish. Pour water over lentils. Add tomatoes, carrots, green bell pepper, mushrooms, onion, celery, parsley, and garlic to lentil mixture. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lentils are tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Remove aluminum foil and sprinkle Cheddar cheese over casserole; bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes more.

SLOW-ROASTED DUCK CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cover the shallots in boiling water, leave for 10 mins then peel. Preheat oven to 170c or 150c fan oven.
• Fry the bacon/pancetta in a hot casserole dish until lightly browned then remove to a holding dish.
• Add a little butter and oil and cook the shallots until light brown, then remove to holding dish.
• Place duck legs in casserole and brown both sides then add to holding dish.
• To the fats in the casserole, add the flour and cook for 1 min. Gradually add the wine, stock, rosemary, bouquet garni and garlic. Beware, it will spit a little.
• Now return the bacon/panetta, shallots and duck to casserole. Add the redcurrant jelly, some of the orange juice and the mushrooms and simmer gently for 3-4 mins. Cover the casserole and place in the oven for two hours.
• Season to taste and add more orange juice or redcurrant jelly if you wish. Serve with mash.