299105 Thu Nov 04 17:01:04 -0800 2004 5 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1655715 was thinking of making a pizza tonight with a duck thigh or leg meat. How would I cook it fairly quickly? Sear it for a bit then let it finish cooking on the pizza itself? Thanks in advance! Thu Nov 04 17:01:04 -0800 2004 0 Willie 1 1655730 I've always seen it done by pre-cooking it and then putting it on the pizza (seems it would get dry that way though, especially as it is shredded). I like to start the duck, have the pizza ready to go. When duck is almost ready I put the pizza in. Chop or shred duck and it's ready to go on the pizza coming out of the oven. Also, with the right amount of salt and stuff, I can't resist putting a little of the duck fat over the pizza. Thu Nov 04 18:33:08 -0800 2004 1655715 0 Jonathan Saw 2 1655767 I do not know where you live but if you are near an area that has ready cooked Chinese BBQ ducks (Cantonese style) you can buy one and use it to make a interesting pizza. Instead of tomato sauce you put a thin layer of hoisin sauce and top with the cooked ducks strips along with pineapple, onion, bell peppers. It has interesting taste and is really quick. Also if you like save the bones for a soup stock, which we will use for won ton soup. Thu Nov 04 21:22:59 -0800 2004 1655730 0 yimster 3 1655819 Excellent idea Yimster, thanks. Since I live in Boston, I can do that. Don't know if I'd get a whole duck, but maybe a 1/2 in Chinatown. Fri Nov 05 09:34:15 -0800 2004 1655767 0 Willie 4 1655900 I recommed you get the whole duck. The cost in the Bay Area is about 9 to 11 bucks per duck, maybe more in Boston. The duck will be more juicey that way. Use leg meat and back meat for the pizza. Remove breat meat and place in a oven skin side up at low heat to crisp up the skin. Serve that meat on mini steam bread or crepe's like Peking Duck with scallions and hoisin. You can get two nice dishes for the price of one Cantonese Roast Duck. The bone and juice for stock or soup for won ton. Fri Nov 05 14:32:43 -0800 2004 1655819 0 yimster 5 1655956 The cost of ducks in Boston's Chinatown are about the same, maybe $1 more...The best place is next door to Chau Chow City....1/2 ducks available... Link: http://www.bistrodraw.com/ Fri Nov 05 18:08:04 -0800 2004 1655900 0 galleygirl