Duck with Antonovka Apples

Main Dishes | Russian cuisine

⏳ Time

2 hours 30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Served with lingonberry sauce. It turned out to be something magical, with the aroma of Antonovka apples.

Ingredients

Duck - 1 piece
Rosé Dry Wine - 8 fl oz
Honey - 3 teaspoons
Antonovka apples - 3 pieces
Salad Potatoes - 6 pieces
Ground Black Pepper - to taste
Salt - to taste
Lingonberry - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Pour the wine into a saucepan, add honey, and simmer over low heat until the liquid volume is reduced by half. Then add butter, season with salt and pepper to taste, and remove from heat.

Step 2

Cut the apples into quarters, remove the core, pour some of the wine sauce over them, and mix.

Step 3

Wash the duck, pat it dry, and rub it with salt and pepper. Stuff the cavity with the apple mixture. Secure the opening with wooden skewers. Brush the duck all over with the remaining wine sauce.

Step 4

Place the duck on a baking sheet (we also lined it with foil) breast side up, add 50 ml of water, and put it in the preheated oven. Roast it first at 392°F, then at 338°F, and towards the end, increase to 428°F for a crispy skin. Roast for about two hours. About forty minutes before it’s done, add the potatoes to the baking sheet with the duck.