A whole duck in a sleeve is always very tasty and healthy.

Country kitchen

Whole duck baked in a roasting bag in the oven is a juicy and incredibly delicious bird served with potatoes. This step-by-step recipe with photos is simple; the key is to marinate the duck thoroughly so the meat is infused with the aromatic citrus sauce.

The baking sleeve should be pierced in several places to prevent it from bursting during baking.

Prep time is 3-5 hours. Cooking time is 120 minutes. The recipe yields 4-5 servings with the ingredients listed.

Ingredients:

duck – 2 kg;
potatoes – 500 g;
apple – 1 pc.;
lemon – 1/2 pc.
orange – 1 pc.;
soy sauce – 30 ml;
honey – 30 ml;
pepper, salt.

How to cook a whole duck in a sleeve

Rinse the bird with cold running water, cut off excess fat, and singe the feathers if necessary.

Using a sharp knife, make shallow, diagonal cuts on the breast – this will allow the marinade to penetrate the bird better.

Let's make the marinade. Squeeze the juice from half a lemon. Strain the juice through a sieve to prevent any seeds from getting into the marinade.

Cut the orange in half, leave half for the filling, and squeeze the juice out of the other half.

Add soy sauce to the citrus juices.

Add salt to taste, ground paprika, black and red pepper, add liquid honey, and stir.

Place the carcass in a deep baking tray, pour the marinade over it, cover with cling film and put it in the refrigerator for 3-5 hours.

Cut the apple into cubes and stuff the duck with the apples first.

Then add small orange slices with the peel to the apples, pinching the cuts with toothpicks or sewing them up with culinary thread.

Wash the potatoes thoroughly and cut them into quarters. Place the chicken in a roasting bag or roasting sleeve and add the chopped potatoes.

put the duck in the sleeve along with the potatoes

We tie one end of the bag or both ends of the baking sleeve.

Place the duck in an oven preheated to 170 degrees for 1 hour and 40 minutes.

After this time, remove the baking sheet with the bird from the oven, open the package, put the baking sheet back in the oven, turn on the grill or increase the heat to 200 degrees so that the duck browns.

Serve hot, bon appétit.