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Ultimate Curry Duck

Ultimate Curry Duck

Tender duck simmered in a rich Caribbean curry with garlic, shado beni, and bold spices.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Cuisine Trinidadian
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 6-7 lbs duck trimmed and cut into 1-2 inch pieces
  • 1 lime or lemon
  • 1 medium tomato sliced
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 1 hot pepper habanero or scotch bonnet
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground geera cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon Amchar Masala
  • 3/4 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon green seasoning mix
  • 4 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 dash black pepper
  • 4 leaves shado beni
  • 2 cups water

Instructions
 

  • Wash duck pieces with lime juice and water, trimming off excess fat and skin. Drain well.
    Seasoning Trinidad curried duck in a silver bowl.
  • Season duck with tomato, onion, hot pepper, geera, amchar masala, salt, green seasoning, garlic, black pepper, and shado beni. Marinate 1–2 hours or overnight.
  • In a heavy pot over high heat, warm oil. Mix curry powder with ¼ cup water into a paste. Add sliced onion and curry paste to hot oil. Cook on medium for 5 minutes until fragrant and thick.
    Oil smoking in a pot with curry paste.
  • Add seasoned duck and stir to coat with curry base. Cover and simmer 35 minutes until juices are released.
    Duck in pot with curry and vegetables.
  • Remove lid and increase heat to reduce liquid, stirring to prevent sticking.
    Simmered duck in curry in a pot on the grill.
  • Add 2 cups water, bring to gentle boil, cover, and simmer another 35 minutes until duck is tender and sauce has thickened. Adjust salt if needed.
    Duck in curry in a silver pot on grill with steam coming off of it.
  • Serve hot with dhalpourie, roti, rice, or your favorite starch.
    Curried duck with potato and roti on the side on a white plate.

Notes

* if you’re concerned about the heat form the pepper, don’t add any of the seeds.
* if you can’t get shado beni, use about 6 tablespoons of cilantro (chopped)
For cooking the curry…
* My choice for curry powder has always been the “Raja Jahan Special Madras Curry” which you can easily get at any Caribbean food store if you live outside Trinidad and Tobago or online at Amazon.com.
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