Faye's Duck Dressing

This duck and dressing recipe is the most requested and loved recipe from my mother-in-law, who is the best cook on the face of the earth. It's our traditional Thanksgiving dressing. It's very rich and worth every calorie.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 461 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1 (4 pound) whole duck
• 8 large eggs
• 1 (9x9 inch) pan prepared cornbread, crumbled
• 4 prepared biscuits, chopped
• 10 cups water, or more as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Place duck in a 12-quart stockpot with enough water to cover by 2 to 3 inches. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until meat is tender, about 1 hour. Remove duck from broth, allow to cool, and pull meat from the bones into bite-sized pieces. Reserve broth.

Step 3

Mix together cornbread, biscuits, onion, sage, pepper, garlic salt, and salt in a large roasting pan. Beat eggs in a bowl; pour over cornbread mixture. Add duck pieces to the pan; mix thoroughly. Stir in reserved duck broth until dressing is very moist (about the consistency of thick pancake batter).

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a spoon inserted into the center of dressing can stand up, 45 minutes to 1 hour.