Duck with Baked Apples, Pear, and Cornelian Cherry Sauce

Main Dishes | Russian cuisine

⏳ Time

2 hours

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

You can use any part of the duck for cooking, whichever you prefer.

Ingredients

Duck wings - 8.8 oz
Honey - 3 tablespoons
Red Grape Juice - 2 fl oz
Garlic - 3 cloves
Onion - 1 head
Sugar - 7 tablespoons
Thyme - 0.2 oz
Cornelian Cherry - 3.5 oz
Apple - 1 piece
Pear - 1 piece
Butter - 0.2 oz
Tarragon - 6 pieces

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Scald the duck leg and clean it well. Marinate in a mixture of honey, wine, ground garlic, adding salt and pepper to taste. Leave at room temperature for 6 hours.

Step 2

Then prepare the onion 'bed': chop the onion coarsely, place it in a tray, and sprinkle with sugar. Place the duck leg on the onion 'bed', rub with thyme and finely chopped garlic, and bake for 2 hours covered with foil at 284°F.

Step 3

For serving: Cut balls from the pear and apple, sauté in butter until golden, add a little honey, salt, and pepper to taste.

Step 4

To prepare the sauce, place the cornelian cherry in cold water, bring to a boil, add sugar, and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Then strain, place in a blender for a couple of minutes. The sauce is ready.