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Celebrate a Fire-Quacker Fourth with Duck on the Grill for Independence Day
Grills will soon be heating up across the country for the Fourth of July holiday. Make your backyard barbeque a standout this year with duck. If you’re burned out on the usual beef, pork or chicken, duck is a versatile and delicious alternative to other meats — and it’s just as easy to prepare.
Just in time for Independence Day, Maple Leaf Farms has created a duck grilling kit complete with ready-to-grill duck products, duck grilling guide with duck recipes and an exclusive “Fire Quacker” apron. Its farm-raised White Pekin duck products have a tender, mild flavor that adapts to a variety of flavor profiles. Plus, duck is surprisingly healthy and is leaner and has less saturated fat than other meats.
The Fire-Quacker Duck Grilling Kit features 8 skinless duck breasts for a delicious filet flavor, 4 lbs. of all natural ground duck meat that’s great for burgers and 32 fully cooked duckbrats, a classic sausage made healthier with duck and Maple Leaf Farms’ newest product offering.
Duck has amazing, mouthwatering flavor when cooked on the grill and will be sure to turn up the heat at your next backyard get-together. This recipe using all new duck brats is a great way to introduce duck to your holiday celebration.
Find more recipes for the grill and information about cooking with duck at mapleleaffarms.com.
Tucker Family Duck Brats with Onion Jam
Servings: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 medium sweet onions, sliced into 1/4-inch thick rings
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- black pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 4–6 Maple Leaf Farms Duck Brats, thawed
- 2 cups beef stock or beer
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 4–6 hoagie rolls, toasted
Directions:
1. In large pan, heat butter until foaming. On low heat add the onions, brown sugar, salt and pepper; stir and let onions caramelize for about 20 minutes. Add Dijon mustard and stir. Addduck brats to the pan and pour beef stock or beer over brats. Add apple cider vinegar and cook to medium heat; braise for 10 minutes. (Duck brats are already fully cooked).
2. Remove brats and let onion mixture simmer on medium while you finish the brats on a medium-high heat grill about 4–5 minutes on each side.
3. Serve brats in hoagie roll with onion jam on top.
Duck Wellington
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
- 8 to 10 oz. Maple Leaf Farms Duck Breast Meat or Boneless Duck Breast, skin removed
- Salt & Pepper
- 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
- 10 oz. Portobello Mushrooms
- 1 Tbsp. Fresh Thyme, roughly chopped
- 1-3/4 tsp. Garlic Powder (divided)
- 6 slices Prosciutto
- Spicy or Course Ground Mustard for brushing meat
- 1 sheet Puff Pastry (cut in half and prepped to cover 2 Wellingtons)
- Egg Wash (1 Egg Yolk and 1 tsp. Water)
Directions:
1. Season your duck breast meat with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a large pan and quickly sear the meat all over, about 1 to 1-1/2 minutes each side. Remove and allow to cool.
2. Roughly chop the mushrooms and pulse chop in a food processor to form a coarse breadcrumb-like texture. Scrape the mixture into a hot, dry pan. Add thyme, 3/4 tsp. of your garlic powder and season with salt and pepper. Cook to allow the water to evaporate. When sufficiently dry (the mixture should be sticking together easily), set aside and cool.
3. Roll out a generous length of plastic wrap and lay out 3 slices of prosciutto, each one slightly overlapping each other. Spread half of the mushroom mixture evenly in a thin layer over the prosciutto. Repeat for the second Wellington.
4. Brush your duck breast meat all over with spicy mustard. Place 4-5 oz. of duck in the middle of each prepped prosciutto, and neatly roll it over the duck. Keeping a tight hold of the plastic wrap from the outside, roll it into a tight barrel shape and twist the ends to secure the plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
5. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry thinly to a size which will cover your duck. Lightly egg wash the entire surface of one side of pastry and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp. garlic powder. Unwrap one of the meat logs from the plastic wrap and place the duck meat in the middle of dough. Fold dough over, stretching and pinching as needed, to seal completely. Remove any excess dough and fold any seams neatly to the underside. Place seam side down on a plate and egg wash over the top. Repeat the process for the second duck meat log. Chill again to let the pastry cool, approximately 20 minutes (or up to 24 hours).
6. When you’re ready to cook, egg wash again and use the back of a knife to lightly score the pastry. Do not cut through your pastry. Place bundles seam side down on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Roast in a pre-heated 425 degree F oven for about 25 minutes. Allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving in thick slices.
About Maple Leaf Farms:
Maple Leaf Farms, Inc. is America’s leading producer of quality duck products, supplying retail and foodservice markets throughout the world with innovative, value-added foods. Founded in 1958, Maple Leaf Farms is a fourth generation, family-owned company. For more information, contact Maple Leaf Farms at 1-800-348-2812 or visit www.mapleleaffarms.com.
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Vegan Recipes for National Hot Dog Day
Are you going to do a BBQ for the National Hot Dog Day (July 18)?
Field Roast’s selection of plant-based sausages would go great for a summertime barbecue. As you know, Hot dogs are an American staple that meat-eaters and vegans alike should have the pleasure of indulging in.
Field Roast, leader in grain-meat products, has an assortment of flavorful plant-based alternatives perfect for your barbecue on this iconic food holiday. Below, I’ve shared a recipe for The Chicago Dog—a classic combination made with Field Roast Frankfurters.
Recipe Credit: Field Roast
INGREDIENTS
Poppy seed Hot Dog Buns
1 pack Field Roast Frankfurters
2 tomatoes cut into wedges
6 dill pickle spears
1 large white onion diced
Mustard
Pickled Sport Peppers
Green Pickle Relish
Celery SaltPREPARATIONS
Steam Field Roast Frankfurters until warmed through, about 5 minutes. On a warm poppyseed bun smear yellow mustard, tomato wedges, white onions, sport peppers, and Field Roast Frank. Sprinkle with celery seed and devour.
FRANKFURTERS
At Field Roast we believe real is better than fake. That’s why this old world-style vegetarian frankfurters are made using the simple tenets of good cooking, real ingredients and uncomplicated techniques. Fresh garlic, fresh onions and our own traditional blend of spices make the difference.
Grill on the barbeque, sauté in the pan, steam in the oven or microwave to perfection, our versatile Frankfurters are an easy going partner in the kitchen or out on the field. We say “Frankfurters” because we believe it’s time for the veggie dog to come back to its roots.
FEATURED INGREDIENTS
INGREDIENTSFiltered water, vital wheat gluten, expeller pressed safflower oil, organic expeller pressed palm fruit oil, barley malt, naturally flavored yeast extract, tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, paprika, sea salt, onions, spices, whole wheat flour, garlic, natural liquid smoke, caraway, celery seed, ground yellow mustard, paprika oleoresin.
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THE SEATTLE DOG
After seeing your favorite artist perform the show of their life, the night isn’t over. The warm cream cheese, caramelized onions and spicy jalapeno peppers will be the ultimate way to end the dark rainy night with a Seattle style frankfurter.
INGREDIENTS
1 Pack hot dog buns
1 Pack Field Roast Franks
1 container vegan cream cheese
2 large onions sliced, and caramelized
1 jar jalapeno peppers
OilPREPARATIONS
Cut onion in half then into rings. Heat in a frying pan with a little oil until golden and caramelized. Pan seer Field Roast Frankfurters in a little oil until golden and warmed through, about 5 minutes. Smear cream cheese on the bun and top with Field Roast Frankfurter, warm caramelized onions and jalapeno peppers. Experience bliss.
ICHIBAN FRANKFURTER
Try this specialty Frankfurter recipe with teriyaki glazed onions, grated daikon and carrot, topped with shredded nori and a squiggle of a creamy dressing.
INGREDIENTS
1 package Field Roast Frankfurters
3″ segment Daikon
1 Carrot
Nori Sheets
6 Hot dog bunsTeriyaki Glazed Onions:
1 Onion
1/4 cup Teriyaki sauceKewpie Sauce:
1 cup Vegan mayo
2 TBS Vegan cream cheese
1 TBS Coconut cream
1 tsp SugarPREPARATIONS
Sauté onion in teriyaki sauce until translucent, about 20 minutes.
Mix Kewpie Sauce ingredients, place in squirt bottle. Julienne daikon and carrot; mix together. Slice nori into strips.
Sizzle Franks in pan sprayed with oil until heated through and brown outside. Add toppings and enjoy!
