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Home » Ethnic: Italian » Roasted Duck Risotto

Roasted Duck Risotto

April 27, 2009 · WCC Administr@tr · 20 Comments

It’s my day off and tonight I wanted to make something special for dinner. My husband has been working every day for the last couple of weeks as a result of a new job. He’s been doing great as a newly licensed leasing agent and I’m so proud of what he’s done in such little time. To celebrate a few recent successes, I made the following for dinner…

Roasted Duck Risotto
original Joelen recipe

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  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 1/2 cups arborio rice
  • salt and freshly-ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 5 1/2 cups homemade duck stock, warmed
  • 1/2 cup frozen spring peas
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving

In a large pot, heat the olive oil over moderate heat. Add the onions and garlic. Cook until softened. Add the arborio rice and stir until it begins to toast slightly.

Add the wine and the 1/2 teaspoon salt to the rice. Cook, stirring frequently, until all of the wine has been absorbed.

Add about 1/2 cup of the warm stock and italian seasoning and cook, stirring frequently, until it has been absorbed. The rice and broth should bubble gently; adjust the heat as needed. Continue cooking the rice, adding broth 1/2 cup at a time and allowing the rice to absorb it before adding the next 1/2 cup. Cook the rice in this way until tender, 25 to 30 minutes in all. The broth that hasn’t been absorbed should be thickened by the starch from the rice. You may not need to use all the liquid, or you may need more broth or some water.

Stir in the frozen peas and the Parmesan and heat through. Serve the risotto with additional Parmesan.

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To make my duck stock, I took all the bones and carcass of a roasted duck…

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and boiled it with whole garlic cloves, chopped onion, poultry seasoning and water for a few hours until a rich, deep stock has come together. I then strained the pot from all the big pieces and remove any remaining meat from the bones which I added into the strained stock. What you have after it’s all said in done is a flavorful duck stock with delicious bits of duck, perfect for risotto!

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Ethnic: Italian, Rice, Risotto, Side dishes

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  1. Oggi says

    April 27, 2009 at 10:20 pm

    I’m loving this risotto, looks so creamy and delicious.

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  2. Scate says

    April 27, 2009 at 10:31 pm

    Does your stock come out cloudy? Mine has been coming out cloudy and gelatenous – until I found out that it wasn’t supposed to ever reach a boil. Does this differ by the type of bones you are using? I have 4 ckn carcasses in the freezer waiting for similar treatment. I love how simple your stock pot is.

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  3. vanillasugarblog says

    April 27, 2009 at 10:31 pm

    awww that was nice of you. and it looks heavenly, I hope he loved it.

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  4. What's Cookin Chicago says

    April 27, 2009 at 10:35 pm

    Scate – my stock didn’t come out cloudy… but there were definite bits of duck since some of the bones still had some meat on them when boiled. And yes… keep it at a low simmer, as well as skimming the stock from any “scum”. Even a slow cooker/crockpot works beautifully for stock alone!

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  5. Kerstin says

    April 27, 2009 at 11:04 pm

    Awww, that’s so sweet – congrats to your hubby on his new job! Your risotto looks fabulous!

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  6. Unknown says

    April 27, 2009 at 11:04 pm

    Wow, Joelen, that looks amazing!!

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  7. Chris says

    April 28, 2009 at 12:46 am

    What a good idea. I’ve only ever made risotto with chicken stock. I’ve got some veal stock in my freezer….hmmm…

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  8. Megan says

    April 28, 2009 at 4:33 am

    Certainly a thrifty way to make good use of duck bones.

    I love risotto – it’s so easy and delicious!

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  9. elly says

    April 28, 2009 at 4:33 am

    This looks SO good. I love duck in anything and I can only imagine how flavorful this risotto is with the broth. Mmm.

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  10. Katie says

    April 28, 2009 at 12:56 pm

    YUM! I have been wanting to make a risotto for a while…is it difficult?

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  11. Cara says

    April 28, 2009 at 12:56 pm

    I love duck but still have yet to conquer it at home. This sounds delicious!

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  12. BMK says

    April 28, 2009 at 1:07 pm

    This looks so decadent!

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  13. Lore says

    April 28, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    I love duck and a duck risotto sounds really scrumptious!

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  14. Spryte says

    April 28, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    I’ve never had duck… but that looks delicious!!

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  15. nicole says

    April 28, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    ooo duck is my fav!

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  16. gaga says

    April 28, 2009 at 6:55 pm

    ~drool~ I love duck and don’t get to eat it nearly as often as I’d like. YUMMY!

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  17. Culinaryschoolsu says

    April 29, 2009 at 12:46 pm

    Aha….Looking delicious. I love it!

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  18. Jude says

    April 30, 2009 at 3:19 am

    What a nice thing to do for your husband. Having such a dinner is sure to take the edge off.

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  19. Tangled Noodle says

    April 30, 2009 at 3:34 am

    Roasted duck and then a stock and then a risotto? Wow and delicious!

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  20. Sarah says

    May 2, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    I really want this right now. This is my favorite thing I’ve seen on a blog in a long time! Can’t wait to try this!

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