Waterfowl & Game
Standbys
Duck in Orange Sauce: Anitra All'Arancia
People often associate duck in orange sauce with the French,
but it's popular in Italy too
Difficulty: Moderate
Duck in White Wine: Anatra al Vino
Bianco
Duck braised in white wine, from Piemonte
Difficulty: Moderate
Roast Game Birds: Uccelli
Arrosto
Roast game birds are among the most classic of Italian
dishes.
Difficulty: Intermediate.
Spit-Roasted Pigeons: Piccioni allo
Spiedo
Pigeons rubbed with herbs and spit-roasted to
perfection.
Difficulty: Moderate-Intermediate
Stuffed Duck: Anitra con la Farsa
Duck with an interesting, mushroomy stuffing; the recipe will also work
well with other birds.
Difficulty: Advanced, if you bone the duck yourself.
Moderate, otherwise.
Other Recipes
Cassoeula D'Anatra
A rich,
satisfying Milanese duck and cabbage stew.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Duck with Lentils: Anitra Con
Lenticchie
Stewed duck on a bed of lentils.
Difficulty:
Moderate
Duck with Olive Sprigs: Anatra Muta alle Foglie
d'Olivo
Roast duck, with sprigs of olive that impart a special
something.
Difficulty: Easy
Duck with Pomegranates: Anitra alla
Melagrana
Duck stewed with pomegranate sauce.
Difficulty:
Moderate
Duck Roasted In Porchetta: Anatra in
Porchetta
A goose or duck is a remarkably viable alternative
to porchetta, a young roast pig.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duck Stuffed with Pears: Anatra Ripiena con le
Pere
A delight from Treviso.
Difficulty:
Intermediate.
Duck Stuffed with Radicchio: Anatra Ripiena al
Radicchio
The tartness of the radicchio in the stuffing
nicely complements the duck; this will also work well with chicken.
Difficulty: Advanced, if you bone the duck yourself. Moderate,
otherwise.
Goose with Apples and Raisins: Oca in Tegame con
Mele e Uvetta
Goose with apples and raisins, a recipe that
likely goes back several hundred years.
Difficulty: Moderate
Goose with Cabbage: Oca con le
Verze
Goose and cabbage, a classic Piemontese winter dish.
Difficulty: Easy
Pigeons Florentine Style: Piccioni alla
Fiorentina
Pigeons spit-roasted with sausages and slices of
toasted bread to catch the drippings.
Difficulty: Moderate
Polenta e Osei Scappati
Polenta and the birds that got away -- a stew for when the hunters come up
empty.
Difficulty: Moderate
Stuffed Goose Neck: Collo di Locio
Ripieno
Stuffed goose (or chicken) neck, a festive dish from
the Tuscan farmlands.
Difficulty: Moderate
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