Duck with prunes in the oven

8 servings
3 hours

How to bake a duck with prunes in the oven? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Take a duck weighing no more than 1. 8 kg. It is advisable to buy chilled, since it is difficult to judge the freshness and quality of meat by frozen carcass. The duck should be light pink, with a neutral smell. If you take poultry, it should be young (less than a year) or it won't be suitable for baking. Use natural fermentation soy sauce.

If the duck is frozen, defrost it in advance. Remove the package and place it in the container on the lower shelf of the refrigerator 12 hours before cooking. Wash the duck under running water, remove the insides and feathers, if available. Roll the carcass on all sides with cool boiling water. Better 2 times. This is necessary so that the pores close, the skin does not crack when baking and becomes crisp.

Grate the duck outside and inside with salt and spices. Leave to soak for 15-20 minutes.

Wash the apples and dry them. Remove the tails, core and cut into middle cubes. To remove the oil that the dried fruits are treated with before selling, fill the prunes with warm, approximately 70 ° C, water. Do not use boiling water because prunes will boil. Stir it so that the water gets to all the cream. Drain through a sieve to avoid too much fluid.

Turn on to heat the oven 180 degrees. Fill the duck tightly with prepared apples and prunes and sew the abdomen with a thread.

Transfer the duck back up to the baking sheet and send to the preheated oven. Bake in top-bottom mode on a shelf below average at 180 degrees for 40 minutes.

After 40 minutes, turn the duck back. Cover with foil the areas that are very fried - wings and legs. Bake for a further 40 minutes.

After 40 minutes, get the duck. In order to get a beautiful crust, brush the surface of the duck with a silicone brush with a mixture of honey and soy sauce. Put in the oven for another 20-30 minutes. Check the readiness of the duck by appearance. It should be baked to an even ruddy crust.