Duck in the oven: how tasty to cook?

How to bake a duck in the oven with apples in your sleeve?

Duck meat is different from any other poultry meat. Although it is not prepared by the hostess so often, it will be remembered with a special taste. Usually the bird is stewed or baked. The whole baked duck is very juicy and attractive. As already mentioned above, the belly of the bird is stuffed with a variety of products. A duck with a golden crust, laid out on a dish and served with a side dish, looks very appetizing.

Our recipe is different in that the meat will be baked in the sleeve. And because it will be very juicy. Well, the mistress's oven will remain clean, because the fat will not splash in different directions.

Necessary ingredients:

• 
  carcass weighing about 2 kg


• 
  3 or 5 green apples


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  salt


• 
  black pepper


• 
  basil


• 
  coriander.

When making a marinade, squeeze out the juice of one lemon, add:

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  1 tbsp. a spoonful of oil (better than olive oil)


• 
  1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey


• 
  1 teaspoon balsamic or soy sauce


• 
  3 clove of garlic.

You can also use cinnamon and mustard for the marinade.

Process of baked duck cooking

Marinate the meat for 24 hours in cookedmarinade. Before this, it is dried and well salted outside and inside. It is better to marinate in a cool place and periodically turn over, so that the meat is soaked with marinade from all sides.

Peeled apples cut into four parts. If desired, you can cut or peel the skin, but seeds must be removed. To the apples are not darkened, sprinkle with lemon juice and sprinkle with coriander. This spice will give a special flavor. The best for baking fit the fruit of sour and sweet and sour varieties. If you do not have any other sweet apples, then add one orange to them. Place them in the belly of the duck. Do not put too many fruits. During baking, the skin of the duck will stretch and may crack. Count the number of apples based on the size of the bird itself.

Sew the bird with a thread or fasten with toothpicks. On the sides, you can make incisions and hide the tips of the wings. So they will hold on and stay in shape. Pack the duck into a sleeve and bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Before this, preheat the oven to 200 degrees. 15 minutes before cooking, open the bag and allow the meat to brown.

How delicious to cook a duck in the oven?

Before baking, the bird must be prepared. Wash it thoroughly and dry it. Make sure that not a single feather is left. Cut off the fat and skin around the neck, as well as the extreme joints of the wings. Be sure to remove the tail. During baking, it starts to emit an unpleasant smell due to the glands contained in it.

Experienced cooks are recommended before bakingmarinate a carcass. So the meat will become more gentle and soaked with aromatic dressings. For marinade use lemon juice, white wine, vinegar and spices.

So that the bird is well browned, grind it with honey.

Baking time depends on the weight of the bird. The bigger it is, the longer it is necessary to bake it. To check how well the meat is baked, it is necessary to pierce it with a knife in the fat place of the carcass. If it is sufficiently prepared, the juice will be without blood.

Serve the baked duck with a garnish of potatoes and pickles. Together with the garnish put the baked apples in a duck.

Do not forget to remove the threads and toothpicks. You can prepare the sauce and use for this juice, which was formed during baking. Bon Appetit!