Duck giblets

EmptyPurse

Has anyone tried making stock from duck giblets? What does it taste like? Can it be used for soups etc or is it too strongly flavoured? I've got a bag of giblets sitting in the freezer which I'd like to use up but I'm a bit nervous about the results......

squeaky

Hiya,

These threads from The Complete Cooking Collection may help you out:-

- Duck
- Duck - Stock, what to do with it?

ragz_2

Just taken my Duck out of the freezer to defrost (hope it's unfrozen by tomorrow when I'm cooking it!) and realised it has giblets in. Can I use these for gravy? If so, how? I've never seen giblets before!

Agapanthus

Delia has some good recipes:

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/goose-pheasant-or-duck-giblet-stock.html

to make stock from the giblets

and

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/cuisine/european/english/traditional-gravy.html

To make the gravy using the stock.

i'm just off to make the stock now using my goose giblets.

ragz_2

Thanks Agapanthus, I tried searching her site but nothing came up...

BitterAndTwisted

It should be compulsory to make giblets into gravy! I'd advise leaving out the liver if it's present as that can add a bit of a bitter taste to the stock. Don't forget to add a little of the fat from the roast as well. It's at times like this I regret not eating meat any longer.