Gressingham Duck!!
Well, suffice to say that Mother's Day was all it promised to be! My breakfast in bed was lovely - always presented by, and shared with(!) my little girls! Why does something fairly simple like scrambled eggs and bacon taste so nice when someone else cooks it and presents it with a fresh red rose??
We had a few jobs to do in preparation to our trip to Tenby next week but still managed a cheeky pint down at our local pub - the Golden Fleece, South Croxton. It was full of mothers obviously but still nice to sit and people watch for an hour or so! The food there is fantastic, but on a Sunday it is my non-favourite - the carvery which is why we gave it a miss this year.
Anyway, the reason I'm writing this is to completely rave on about Gressingham duck! My girls LOVE roast duck so we decided to get a Gressingham Duck from Tesco (at £14!) instead of the normal ducks at around £6. Any posh chefs always tell you to buy this but I've never seen them in the mainstream supermarkets before now. Check out their website - it is obviously the crème de la crème of ducks!!
We roasted it a la Delia (plenty of Maldon sea salt & black pepper) in a hot oven on a rack for over 2 hours and then let it rest for 15 minutes. Total heaven - loads of breast meat and crispy tasty skin and totally delicious! I so recommend it to anyone and it is so worth the extra money.
To be honest we normally have to buy 2 normal ducks for 4 but one Gressingham was enough for 4 so look at it as good value, not expensive! Served with delicious Dauphinoise potatoes and baby veg followed by strawberries and cream.
Hooray for being a mother!
We had a few jobs to do in preparation to our trip to Tenby next week but still managed a cheeky pint down at our local pub - the Golden Fleece, South Croxton. It was full of mothers obviously but still nice to sit and people watch for an hour or so! The food there is fantastic, but on a Sunday it is my non-favourite - the carvery which is why we gave it a miss this year.
Anyway, the reason I'm writing this is to completely rave on about Gressingham duck! My girls LOVE roast duck so we decided to get a Gressingham Duck from Tesco (at £14!) instead of the normal ducks at around £6. Any posh chefs always tell you to buy this but I've never seen them in the mainstream supermarkets before now. Check out their website - it is obviously the crème de la crème of ducks!!
We roasted it a la Delia (plenty of Maldon sea salt & black pepper) in a hot oven on a rack for over 2 hours and then let it rest for 15 minutes. Total heaven - loads of breast meat and crispy tasty skin and totally delicious! I so recommend it to anyone and it is so worth the extra money.
To be honest we normally have to buy 2 normal ducks for 4 but one Gressingham was enough for 4 so look at it as good value, not expensive! Served with delicious Dauphinoise potatoes and baby veg followed by strawberries and cream.
Hooray for being a mother!
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