Preparation of a duck. Delicious dishes

A duck is considered a festive dish. It is traditionally served on New Year, Christmas or other family celebrations. Preparation of a duck will take some time, but as a result you will get a delicious treat.

When choosing a duck, you need to pay attention to how fat it is. If fat is high, then cut it. In the process of cooking, it will be heated, and soaked with its fragrance garnish, but it should not be too much. Now let's go directly to the carcass. It is very well washed and if necessary cut into pieces. Of course, the greater effect is produced by the duck cooked entirely, but it is very difficult to cut it hot. Therefore, if for you the impressive appearance is not important, first cut the duck into portions.

We begin the preparation of the duck with marinade. In order to make the meat juicy and more tender we will pick it up. One tablespoon of good cognac is mixed with the same amount of apple cider vinegar and a teaspoon of lemon juice. Using a syringe, we cut the duck from all sides and leave it overnight in a cold place. But if you do not have time for prolonged pickling, you can reduce the time to 2 hours.

After this, you must grate the carcass or pieces of duck with salt and slightly cut the skin. Now we take the scallop or any shape and grease it with vegetable oil. Spread two glasses of rice into the mold. Then put the pieces of duck. On top you need to put rinsed prunes, dried apricots and sprinkled with raisins. If there are apples or quinces, then you can put a few pieces. They are perfectly combined with duck meat and give it flavor. Close the form with a lid or foil and put it in the oven. We cook the duck in the oven for about 20 minutes. Next, we take out the pan and separate the meat from the rice, moving them in different directions. In the process, the grease is saturated with rice. Just do not forget to pour hot water to it . The water leaves about two glasses.

Solim rice before his full readiness. You can add a little ginger. Use a lot of spices is not worth it. The taste and aroma of the dish will be given by cognac. Preparation of a duck, in general, takes about 2-2,5 hours. The temperature in the oven is 200 degrees. The process is long, but the dish for its taste is worth it.

Here's a simpler recipe. We need a whole duck. Preparation will take less time, but the taste will be just as magnificent. Two cups of rice should be soaked for 1-1.5 hours in cold water. At this time, you can prepare vegetables and fruits. We clean 7 pieces of sweet pepper and cut it with half-rings of medium size. We take apples (7 pieces) and remove the core from them. We cut them into large lobules. Now sprinkle the vegetables and fruits with salt and mix. Two onions cut into half rings or slightly smaller and fry in a pan until golden brown.

The carcass of the duck needs to be washed and rubbed with salt, pepper and curry. You can mix these seasonings and the resulting mixture to process the duck. We take the form in which we will bake a duck and lubricate it with oil. Spread the carcass into shape. We start with a vegetable mixture of duck, well ramming. Fried the onion stir around on the baking tray, and on top put the greens. If there were pieces of apples, then put them on top. Pour out the prepared washed rice and add half a glass of hot water. Lubricate the duck with butter and close the dish with foil. Duck cooking takes two hours. After that, we remove the foil and allow the carcass to brown. You can turn on the function of the grill, but make sure that the meat of the duck does not become too dry. While the dish will be cooked in the oven, you can use your free time at your discretion, for example, to prepare a vegetable salad.

Duck meat is very good in stewed and baked form, and vegetables, fruits and seasonings give it new flavors and flavors.