Duck with prunes in the oven

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   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 from a frozen carcass. The duck should be light pink in color, with a neutral smell. If you take poultry, it must be young (less than a year), otherwise it will not be suitable for baking. Use natural fermented soy sauce.

2. Step 2:

   

   If the duck is frozen, defrost it in advance. Remove the packaging and put it in a container on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator 12 hours before cooking. Rinse the duck under running water, remove the insides and feathers, if any. Pour boiling water over the carcass from all sides. Better 2 times. This is necessary so that the pores close, the skin does not crack when baking and becomes crispy.

3. Step 3:

   

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

4. Step 4:

   

   Wash and dry the apples. Remove the tails, core and cut into medium cubes. To remove the oil that is used to process dried fruits before sale, fill the prunes with warm, about 70 ° C, water. Do not use boiling water, because the prunes will cook. Stir it so that the water gets to all the cream. Drain the water through a sieve so that there is not too much liquid left.

6. Step 5:

   

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

7. Step 6:

   

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

8. Step 7:

   

   After 40 minutes, turn the duck over on its back. Cover with foil the areas that are very fried - the wings and legs. Bake for another 40 minutes.

9. Step 8:

   

   After 40 minutes, take out the duck. In order to get a nice crust, lubricate the surface of the duck with a silicone brush with a mixture of honey and soy sauce. Put it in the oven for another 20-30 minutes. Check the readiness of the duck by appearance. It should be baked to a uniform golden brown.