Duck baked with apples and new potatoes
8 servings
150 minutes
Duck roasted with apples and young potatoes is a refined dish of Chinese cuisine that combines sweet and savory notes. Fragrant green apples give the duck tenderness and a slight tartness, while honey and mustard create an appetizing caramelized crust. Cranberries add brightness to the flavor, and the young potatoes soaked in sauce become tender and rich. This dish is prepared for festive occasions, as its rich taste and spicy aroma create an atmosphere of coziness and celebration. It pairs perfectly with a light salad and a glass of white wine, enhancing and revealing the flavor palette. Roasted duck symbolizes family warmth and joy, while its preparation is an art passed down through generations.
1
Wash the duck, dry it. Remove any unplucked feathers if present. Trim excess fat from the belly. Cut into portion pieces and place in a roasting pan or other baking dish.
- Duck: 1 piece
2
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
3
Add coarsely chopped apples to the duck. Add salt, honey, mustard, cranberry, and mix well by hand. Let it sit for 30-50 minutes.
- Green apples: 4 pieces
- Salt: to taste
- Honey: 2 tablespoons
- Mustard: 2 tablespoons
- Frozen Cranberries: 0.5 glass
4
Place the duck in a dish so that the apples are under the pieces of duck, cover it and put it in the oven for 2 hours. After one hour, reduce the temperature to 150 degrees.
5
Wash the potatoes well and cut them into rings or half-rings 1–1.5 cm thick without peeling.
- New potatoes: 5 piece
6
Take the duck out of the oven, add chopped potatoes around the duck, cover with the resulting sauce, and put it back in the oven for another 30 minutes.
- New potatoes: 5 piece
7
10-15 minutes before the baking time ends, open the lid and roast the duck until golden brown, basting 2-3 times with the duck sauce.