With the onset of the holidays, many housewives are increasingly interested in the question of how to cook duck with potatoes in the oven. It is worth noting that this is nothing complicated. Therefore, even the most inexperienced person can cope with such a culinary task.
How to cook a duck with potatoes in the oven
Essential Ingredients:
- ripe lemon - 1 large fruit;
- dried basil - a dessert spoon;
- large fresh-frozen duck - 1 pc;
- medium potato tubers - 7-10 pcs;
- fresh honey - 2.5 large spoons;
- table salt - 1.5 small spoons;
- allspice black - ½ tablespoon;
- fresh green apples - 2 pcs;
- vegetable oil - a couple of large spoons.
Meat processing
Before you cook a duck with potatoes in the oven, you should carefully process the whole carcass of the bird. It must be thawed (if required), washed well in warm water (inside and out), and then cut off the ass, the tips of the wings and remove the remaining hairs on the skin (using fire).
To make the
duck baked with potatoes and apples tasty and fragrant, it is recommended to carefully rub it with a mixture of
salt, lemon juice, allspice, dried basil and fresh honey before stuffing. These ingredients will give the bird not only a special taste, but also contribute to its appetizing appearance.
After such processing, it is advisable to leave the duck in the pan for about an hour and a half. During this time, she well absorbs all the aromas of spices and seasonings.
Fruit and vegetable processing
Surely many housewives were more than once interested in the question of how to cook a duck with potatoes in the oven, stuffed with fresh apples. This article will give an exhaustive answer to it. To do this, you need to purchase a couple of green apples, peel them if they are too hard or covered with wax, and then chop on large enough cubes. It is also necessary to wash and peel potato tubers. Cut them into pieces should not be, as they are well baked and in a holistic form.
Dish formation
Before placing the bird carcass in the oven, it should be stuffed with apples. To do this, push the shins apart as much as possible, put fresh fruit there, and then fix the hole with toothpicks or sew up with tight threads. After that, the duck stuffed and coated with spices should be placed in the culinary sleeve, make several punctures on it and put in the middle of the baking sheet. At the edges of the oven sheet, it is recommended to grease with vegetable oil. This place is intended for round peeled potatoes.
Cooking a duck with potatoes and apples in the oven
The dish should be baked for about 70 minutes. However, before turning off the oven, it is still recommended to check the meat for softness. To do this, pierce it with a fork or knife.
How to serve to the table
The baked duck carcass should be served hot on the table on a common large plate. It is advisable to bring fresh wheat bread, as well as spicy ketchup or tomato sauce to such an aromatic and very tasty dish.