Eating Golden Eyes!... Oh YUCK

So hunting Golden Eyes is really fun. They come in about 2 to 3 feet off the water to the dekes and at super sonic speeds. As Ritt says, "Heat up them barrels!" Usually take about 2-3 shots to get one.... Last week, Ritt, Bill and I actually shot a total of 8 shots at one.. and it flew away!

But eating them is something else.... They are a driver duck.. and are very very strong tasting... kinda fishy... Ethically, I have had a hard time shooting them without trying to eat them. Ritt has tried all sorts of things to make them eatible. Last year, I read a receipe that talked about using coffee. SO I have been save Golden Eye breast meat for a year now. Tonite is the BIG Golden Eye dinner. Here is what I have done...

Got out the old crocket pot... put layer of Golden Eye breast meat, layer of onion (sliced about 1/4 inch thick), then layer of meat and so on... Then poured enough VERY VERY strong coffee . Turned the crocket pot on LOW and let in cook 12 hours....

When completed, I removed just the meat and threw away the coffee and onions. Then I mixed 2 cups Soy Sauce with 2 cups Terryaki Saurce and 3/4 cup of honey... Put meat and sauce together in crocket pot and cooked on LOW for another 8 hours.

Let the meat cool in refrig.

Now comes the experiment part... Divided the meat into three portions..... One portion I shreaded the meat and put Terryaki sauce on it... second portion... Red Wine.... Third... Chicken broth..

All will be reheated and served over noodles or rice.... We will see which people like the best.. or If we through way it all and have....

PIZZA!