379. Duckling with Turnips

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
Source
The Modern Housewife
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (8)
for hash variation
Instructions (10)
  1. Proceed as in the last recipe, but instead of peas use about forty pieces of good turnips cut into moderate-sized square pieces.
  2. Previously fry the turnips of a light yellow color in a little butter or lard, and drain them upon a sieve.
  3. Dress the duck upon a dish as before.
  4. Season the sauce with a little pepper, salt, and sugar.
  5. Reduce the sauce until rather thickish, as a thin sauce does not suit a dish of this description.
  6. The turnips must not be in purée.
  7. Pour sauce over and serve.
Hash variation
  1. Hash the remains of ducks as directed for goose.
  2. For variety, if peas are in season, add a pint previously boiled to the hash just before serving.
  3. In all cases, omit the sage and apple.
Original Text
379. Duckling with Turnips is a very favorite dish amongst the middle classes in France. Proceed as in the last, but instead of peas use about forty pieces of good turnips cut into moderate-sized square pieces, having previously fried them of a light yellow color in a little butter or lard, and drained them upon a sieve, dress the duck upon a dish as before, season the sauce with a little pepper, salt, and sugar, reduce until rather thickish, a thin sauce not suiting a dish of this description; the turnips must not, however, be in purée; sauce over and serve. The remains of ducks left from a previous dinner may be hashed as directed for goose, and for variety, should peas be in season, a pint previously boiled may be added to the hash just before serving. The sage and apple must in all cases be omitted.
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