Oven baked duck is very tasty when its meat juicy, crispy peel, and most importantly, there is no huge amount the fat that this bird is so famous for. To partially rid the duck from fat, her skin is pierced in several places, and the carcass pre-boiled in the broth until half cooked, and then dried and baked in the oven at maximum temperature. So you can be sure that your duck will cover evenly. a golden crust under which there will be very little fat and fragrant meat. 
Time: 1 hour. 35 minutes Difficulty: medium Servings: 4-6 capacity: 1 cup (tbsp.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml 1/2 cup (tbsp.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cups (st.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teahouse spoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 2 ducks (2.2-2.5 kg each), gutted, with cut the tips of the wings
- 6 l chicken broth
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
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Recipe preparation:
- Expand the ducks and let them lie at room temperature 20 minutes. Pierce the skin with a fork over the entire surface without piercing мясо. So the fat will flow out during cooking.
- Meanwhile, in a very large pan that fits 2 ducks, heat the chicken stock with 1 tbsp. l coarse salt bring to a boil. Put the ducks in the broth very carefully and again bring to a boil. If there isn’t enough broth to cover the ducks, add hot water. If ducks surface, lay top plate to immerse them. When the broth boils again, reduce heat and cook ducks at low boil for 45 minutes.
- When the broth ceases to boil, remove from its surface enough duck fat to put a film on the bottom of the frypot size 35x45x8 cm. This is necessary so that the ducks do not stick when baking. Carefully remove the ducks from the broth, holding them over pan to glass excess liquid. Put them in the roasting pan pat the skin with paper towels and sprinkle with 1 tsp. salt and black pepper. If you have time, let the ducks lie down at room temperature for 30 minutes to dry skin.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 260 ° C (make sure your the oven is very clean, otherwise it will smoke!). Bake ducks in within 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let them rest, covering aluminum foil for 20 minutes. Serve warm.
