How cool would it be if we had a section just for recipes? :tongue:
Poor man's Sous Vide:
Prep -
Vacuum seal duck breasts with thick cut bacon strips on both sides. I usually do 6 breasts per bag
Freeze and thaw as needed
Cook -
Nearly fill crock pot with water
Set your crock pot so that it maintains a steady temp of around 140 (keep warm setting on mine)
Drop in vacuum packs
Cook for 5-6 hours
Sear -
Olive oil in large skillet
Add bacon from packs and brown it nicely
Add duck breasts, salt, pepper, a little red pepper if you like
Sear breasts lightly and remove to side (they should be medium rare at most)
Add dijon mustard and white pepper to the drippings and reduce to a dark brown thick sauce (use more less mustard, depending on how much you like mustard)
Slice rested breasts on bias and place on bed of wild rice
pour on sauce and crumble bacon on top
Eat