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Rob's Quacker Bites

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"This is a great way to quickly cook duck or goose breasts. My husband is a duck hunter, but he doesn't really care for traditional duck recipes so he came up with this and everyone raves! It works well for duck or goose. If you can find Dale's Seasoning, a seasoning sauce with 11 spices, that's our favorite for the marinade. The recipe is easily adapted as hunters' success rates tend to vary." — karab

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Original recipe makes 12 servings Change Servings

1 cup steak sauce, such as Dale's®
1 cup whiskey
salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 pound bacon strips, cut in half
6 duck breasts, deboned and cut into cubes
1 box wooden toothpicks

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Directions

To make the marinade, stir the steak sauce and whiskey together in a bowl. Pour the marinade into a resealable plastic bag and add the duck cubes. Seal the bag, turn once or twice to thoroughly coat the duck, and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Preheat a grill for medium heat. Soak the toothpicks in a bowl of water at least 1/2 hour to prevent burning.
Remove the duck from the marinade, and discard the sauce. Wrap a piece of bacon around each duck cube and secure with a toothpick.
Cook the duck bites on the preheated grill until bacon is crisp and duck is no longer pink, turning once, 5 to 10 minutes. Place on a serving plate, cool slightly, and serve.

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PREP 1 hr 20 mins
COOK 5 mins
READY IN 1 hr 25 mins

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Jan 08, 2008

I made this recipe exactly as above, except I didn't use Dave's Steaksauce. Instead I made my own with 2 Tbsp Worcestershire, 2 Tbsp Vinegar, 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar and 4 Tbsp ketchup. The whiskey we used was some cheap stuff we've had for years but never opened until now! I think it was Old Crow? Anyway, great recipe and I'll make it again.

—~Camille

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Oct 13, 2008

This was a very good recipe, I followed it just as written. The only change I would make is that I would use smaller pieces of bacon. I used 1/2 slice per piece of duck and the ammount and flavor of the bacon over powered the duck. The marinade worked well and I did pre-marinade the duck pieces on salted ice water to remove the 'gamey' flavor. Over all this was a very good recipe and I would make it again.

—Denise

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10 Ratings

May 07, 2009

Finally a recipe I can use for a duck that has been skinned! We used to pluck our ducks but hubby does taxidermy, so now we just skin them and losing the fat makes the meat dry. This is way more exciting than just barding the meat. Thanks Karab! :)

—Can_It_Rachael

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Oct 04, 2010

Used Soy Sauce instead of Dale's...will try Dale's next time. We absolutely LOVED this.

—D. BRAUN

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Jan 25, 2013

Great recipe! I cooked this for my husband and his parents. It tasted a lot like steak to us! I borrowed from the person who used Vinegar and brown sugar, and I used A1 Steak sauce and some Wild Turkey. Marinated the breast with for about 6 hours. However, I fried the bites then placed in the oven at 300° for about 15 minutes. It was new to us and we all liked it much more than any other duck dish we've had before.

—STOPPITAPB

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Aug 07, 2011

This is the traditional way (more of less) that we do all of our duck and goose in my house. To kick things up a notch, we often add a slice of jalepeno pepper, pepperocini, water chestnut, or banana pepper with the duck, then wrap the bacon around both and return to the marinade until ready to cook. DO NOT OVERCOOK the duck. When the bacon is close to being done, you're ready to go. If the bacon gets very dark and crispy, you may not be as happy with the results.

—Dukslayr

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Nutrition

Calories
1408 kcal
70%

Carbohydrates
3.4 g
1%

Cholesterol
255 mg
85%

Fat
129.9 g
200%

Fiber
0.4 g
1%

Protein
41.3 g
83%

Sodium
822 mg
33%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Rob's Quacker Bites

Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 1408
Calories from Fat: 1169

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 129.9g 200 %
Saturated Fat 43.6g 218 %
Cholesterol 255mg 85 %
Sodium 822mg 33 %
** Potassium 817mg 23 %
Total Carbohydrates 3.4g 1 %
Dietary Fiber 0.4g 1 %
Protein 41.3g 83 %
** Sugars 0g
** Vitamin A 15 %
** Vitamin C 20 %
** Calcium 5 %
** Iron 80 %
** Thiamin 71 %
** Niacin 172 %
** Vitamin B6 42 %
** Magnesium 20 %
** Folate 24 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.