Duck Pastrami
A previous flirtation with duck ham had gone astray. It tasted just like ham, so what's the point?
Last night, I wanted to build out my duck confit a bit. So, I made a bed of mesclun drizzled with a little sherry vinegar, and placed a nice, hot and crisp piece of confit on top. Two small pear slices along side, and three slices of duck pastrami. (Two duck breasts, cured in sugar, brine and pink salt for 36 hours, coated in toasted black pepper and coriander seed ground coarse, and then smoked for about 2 hours over pecan)
- salad of duck confit, duck pastrami, mesclun and pear
- hanger steak, carmelized onions, mushrooms
- grilled baby artichokes, balsamic peppers
- pecan pie
Aside from the confit, an all-American meal. (You could quibble about the artichokes, but the peppers are pretty much a 19th century relish.)