Re: Dinner in the year of our lord 20241031.

On Sun, 10 Nov 2024, Carol wrote:

Thank you very much Carol! I don't have a duck ready, but we have our
eyes on a farm that sells whole, free range chickens, and we're
thinking about buying a chicken. The wife knows I hate chicken, so
the idea is that buying one that has been cuddled and loved might
improve the taste, and perhaps Carols Simply Ducky or Donalds Duck
might be the way to go with a whole chicken instead? Or maybe it will
be too dry?

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Ducks used are commercial type which are very fatty.   Wild duck isn't
very fatty from what I have been told.
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I think it will work with chicken but may want to 'lard' it a bit with
bacon pinned down with toothpicks or something?  I suspect a wild duck
would be 'larded' too.

That's a good point! Thank you very much!

I did find a nice Yakitori sauce in the super market finally! The
first attempt was revolting (and cheap) but this time the sauce cost
3x and meets my expectations, so could be that we chop up the chicken
and I'll do some chicken yakitori as well!

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Good!  It's one of the ones I haven't bothered to make.
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https://www.food.com/recipe/yakitori-sauce-344705
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I'd take the sugar down a bit and up the mirin.  Others add mined green
onion (root and some of the greens).  I think I'd like that version.
I'd need to get the sake for it, rest is here already,

Yes, I think in general less sugar is my preferred way too. Strangely
enough, as I've gotten older and reduced the amount of unhealthy stuff I
eat, I've found that I've become much more sensitive to sugar. A lot of
things have started to taste too sweet for me.