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LOL some are mean, many are sweethearts just like roosters. I've kept them 6 years now and hate the fighting. I've been scratched and bit so many times breaking up a fight! I use my extra drakes for a beef replacement. We still have a ton of beef in the freezer but need that for winter.Sure if you want to share the recipe.
I love my muscovies. If I were planning on breeding, I might consider getting rid of my drake, but not sure I'm ready for that yet. Though my drake likes to give me grief once in awhile he's been warned he might head to the freezer.However, he hasn't gotten any worse - secretly I think he just wants to annoy me.
I do recipes by taste, don't really measure. So start small and add to taste! I feed 6 adults 29 to 84 in age and some are picky eaters.
Ducksghetti Recipe -This makes over a gallon of sauce.
(I get most of the store items from Gordon food services)
3-4 drakes, raw, skinned, deboned & ground
1/2 to 1 lb about Pepperoni ground or chopped
#10 (gallon) can of tomato paste unseasoned (or a gallon of your tomato paste)
Important, use paste not sauce or it won't turn out right.
(these ingredients to taste)
Burgundy wine
Parmesan cheese grated
Garlic powder or crushed cloves
cilantro
basil
oregano
Olive oil
optional, whatever sounds good! My DH will not eat onion so I omit them.
salt/pepper if you use it. We don't use salt unless canning..
Prep:
Big kettle pot, mines a 2 gallon stainless pot! I cook the meat medium heat thoroughly in the kettle 1st. Toss in the duck and pepperoni. Once you see the ground duck is fully cooked, turn off heat and add a cup of wine to the meat. Think quality ground hamburger similar appearance.
Add tomato paste. Mix it up thoroughly and add 1/4 cup olive oil.
Add your seasonings, Parmesan, garlic, cilantro, basil, oregano! stir it up, now put heat on your lowest setting. Ideally you want this to cook for hours. Keep tasting to find your perfect mix of flavors, use the things you like. I use wine and olive oil to thin and add flavor. I've found a heavy sprinkle of each seasoning gives us the flavor we like. Keep stirring pretty often so it doesn't scald. Keep in mind the alcohol cooks out but the flavor remains.
This makes a lot of sauce and will freeze well! We use it for lasagna, stuffed peppers and of course spaghetti. My family loves this since I adjust to what they like. You can substitute beef or pork for the duck also.
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