Smoked Duck

Photo: flickr user stu_spivack

Ingredients

1 (5-pound) duck

1/2 cup cooking sherry

1/2 cup chopped apple

1 celery rib, chopped

1 jalapeño, seeded and chopped

1/4 pound mild or hot sausage

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

1 garlic clove, crushed

1 cup croutons

Preparation

Wash duck; wipe dry inside and out. Place in a foil baking pan and pour sherry on top. Refrigerate and marinate overnight. Combine chopped apple, chopped celery rib, chopped jalapeno, sausage, salt, pepper, crushed garlic clove, and croutons; mix well.

Stuff into the duck and place in a smoker. Cook for 4 hours, following the manufacturer's instructions.