Gilligan's Gourmet: Veteran's Day and a Rusty Pelican Duck recipe

Lay out the chard leaf flat on another part of the counter. You want pieces large enough to wrap a rolled duck breast in one layer. If your leaves are too small, overlap them. This will make rolling a little harder, but you can still do it.

Tightly roll the duck breast lengthwise into a long cylinder. Place it on the chard leaf, and then gently roll the leaf around the breast. Make sure it goes all the way around.

Pick up the roll gently and place it — seam side down — on the plastic wrap in a spot that is closer to you than the center of the wrap. Tightly roll the plastic wrap around the roulade.

To seal, twist one end of the wrap away from you until that end of the roulade is tightly sealed. Twist the opposite end of the plastic wrap toward you. Tie the ends of the wrap together over the center of the roulade. If you want, you can make these roulades several hours in advance and keep them in the fridge.

To assemble the dish, make sure your parsnips are done. Basically you cook them until soft, mash them with a fork or potato masher, run them through a ricer or food mill if you want a finer texture, then mix in 2 tablespoons butter and the cream. Taste for salt and add if needed. Keep warm on very low heat.

To poach the duck. Get a sauté pan with high sides, or a pot large enough to fit the roulades, and put enough water in to submerge them. Bring it to a bare simmer, about 190 degrees. Turn off the heat and drop the roulades in — the water will still be hot enough to poach them. Leave them in the water for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, make the chanterelles and sauce. Heat the demi-glace in a small pot until it steams.
Get a sauté pan hot over high heat. Add the fresh mushrooms and dry-sauté them until they release their water, stirring often. When most of the mushrooms’ water is gone, add a pinch of salt, the remaining butter and shallot and sauté for 2-3 minutes.

Add half the demi-glace and let it boil down to almost a glaze.

Remove the roulades from the poaching water and gently take off the plastic wrap. Using a sharp knife, slice them into stout cylinders.

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