Many housewives love to experiment with duck breasts and legs. However, we can confidently say that the most delicious is a duck baked whole. There are a lot of recipes for this dish. Today, the heroine of our article will be a duck baked in the oven with buckwheat. We suggest you consider several options for preparing this delicious dish.
How to cook duck with buckwheat and prunes
For this recipe we will need the following products: gutted duck carcass, 200 grams of seedless prunes, a glass of buckwheat, black pepper and salt, as well as 40-50 grams of butter.
Cooking process
Preliminarily soak prunes in warm water for 30 minutes. We thoroughly wash the duck carcass and dry it with paper towels. Then rub with pepper and salt. We make several incisions on the breast (4-5) and a couple at the base of the legs. In each of the incisions, we shove it deeper into the prunes. Boil buckwheat. To do this, pour it into boiling water and cook for 6-7 minutes. Then take out. It will come to readiness directly in the duck. We mix buckwheat with the remaining prunes and salt a little. We spread the duck on a baking sheet and carefully fill it with buckwheat with prunes, and also add small pieces of butter. Cover with foil and send to the oven preheated to 210 degrees. After about 20-30 minutes, fat will begin to be released, which will need to be watered every 10-15 minutes. The cooking time depends on the duck, and on average varies from 50 minutes to one and a half hours. Therefore, it is necessary to periodically check the duck for readiness in the standard way: we pierce the carcass with a knife: if transparent juice is released, then the meat is ready. 10 minutes before the end of baking, remove the foil from the duck. This is done so that it is covered with a delicious crust. Duck baked in the oven with buckwheat and prunes is ready! Be sure to try cooking this dish. Be sure that your home and guests will be delighted with the wonderful aroma and unforgettable taste.
Oven baked duck with buckwheat, honey and apples: recipe
If you want to treat your family and guests with a delicious and aromatic dish, then be sure to use this recipe. So, for cooking, we need the following ingredients: medium-sized duck carcass, 400 grams of buckwheat, 100 grams of apples, 60 grams of honey, 80 grams of mustard, a pound of cherries and plums, 150 grams of red wine.
Cooking process
Rinse the cleaned duck thoroughly and dry it. Heat the honey, add mustard to it and stir. We make small cuts on the duck, rub the carcass on the outside with a mixture of mustard and honey, and on the inside with pepper and salt, wrap it in a bag and send it to the refrigerator for 12 hours.
Boil buckwheat to a state of semi-preparedness. Peels the apples and cut into small cubes. We stuff the duck with buckwheat and apples and sew. We lay it on a baking sheet with the breast up, cover with foil and send it to the oven preheated to 200 degrees for an hour and a half. Preparing a sauce of berries. Add wine and honey to cherries and plums and simmer until thickened. 30 minutes before the end of baking the duck, remove the foil from it and coat the carcass with part of the berry sauce. Send back to the oven. After the duck in the oven, stuffed with buckwheat and apples, is ready, transfer it to a large dish and serve it with the remaining berry sauce. Enjoy your meal!
As you can see, the duck baked in the oven with buckwheat is not at all difficult to prepare. The dish turns out to be very fragrant, tasty and satisfying and perfect for a family dinner or for a festive celebration.