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November

St. Mortens day - Deep Fried Duck

3000 g duck
2 apples
450 g prunes
Water
Salt
Pepper

Deep Fried Duck

Clean the duck and rub it with salt and pepper before it is filled with apple pieces and prunes that have been soaking in water for several hours. Close the hole with meat-pins.
Put the duck chest-down on a roasting pan with grill and place it in a 130 degrees C hot oven (110 degrees C by hot air). Pour water into the roasting tin and let it cook for four hours before turning the duck over and continue frying it for further two hours. Total frying time should be about 6 hours.
Now the skin is crunchy and delicious and the duck is juicy and tender, very tasty and not shrunk much. Give a bit harsh heat or grill the last minute.
Make a sauce of the gravy from the roasting tin (remember to sift it to get rid of unwanted fat) and serve with roasted potatoes, red cabbage and cucumber salad.

   

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