Roast duck with Bramley, ginger & bay

Roast duck with Bramley, ginger & bay

The sharp flavour of autumn apples is a natural partner for rich roast duck

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 15 mins

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Prick the duck all over, wipe with kitchen paper, then rub with vinegar. Stuff the cavity with the apple, thyme, bay leaves and ginger.
  2. Season inside and out, rub with a small amount of olive oil and put in a roasting tin. Cook for 20 minutes, then turn the heat down to 180C/fan 160C/gas 6 and cook for another 50 minutes, basting occasionally. Take out of the tin and rest.
  3. Spoon off most of the fat from the roasting tin, add the chicken stock and a slug of brandy or Calvados and reduce to a gravy.
  4. Remove the apple from the bird and squash into the gravy. Discard the herbs and ginger before you serve.

PER SERVING

993 kcalories, protein 46g, carbohydrate 9.4g, fat 84.7 g, saturated fat 23.1g, fibre 1.7g, salt 0.79 g

Recipe from olive magazine, October 2010.

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  • 03 October 2010

    GERRY rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    An easy, yet sylish dish

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  • 10 October 2010

    LizMacau88 commented on this recipe

    This looks good and is very timely as I just happen to have some Bramley apples in the fridge -- a rarity in this part of the world(Southern China) which my husband brought back from the UK last week! Will be trying it next weekend I think. Thanks!

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  • 04 January 2011

    sophie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this for Christmas Dinner and it was delicious! I put some roast potatoes in the bottom of the tray and they were fantastic. I suppose they would be being basted with duck fat! Even though we like duck 'pink', I ended up cooking this for probably about another half an hour. Just to time in with everything else really, but it wasn't overcooked at all. So i suspect if i'd only cooked it for the specified time, it might have been a little under done. Served with the caramelised carrots and onions. Yum!

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  • 30 December 2011

    Tricky rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this last night and it was beautifully moist with crispy skin. The gravy was delicious. I used 2 duck crowns but would use full ducks next time to make it easier to keep the stuffing in. Didn't bother with the vinegar. Served with carrots, cabbage and roast spuds steamed for 10min and coated in flour before roasting in the duck fat... yum.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 duck , about 2kg
  • white wine vinegar
  • 2 Bramley apples , peeled and cut into small chunks
  • small bunch thyme
  • 1 twig bay leaves , about 5-6 leaves
  • 100g ginger , peeled and diced
  • olive oil
  • 500ml chicken stock
  • brandy or Calvados
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PER SERVING

993 kcalories, protein 46g, carbohydrate 9.4g, fat 84.7 g, saturated fat 23.1g, fibre 1.7g, salt 0.79 g

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