Duck breasts can be baked with vegetables and fruits, marinated or not. How to cook them correctly in the oven, we learn in this material.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
Duck meat is tasty and healthy. It cannot be called dietary, and it is not prepared every day. But this does not apply to duck breasts, which can be baked on weekends and holidays. Since duck fillet belongs to the category of dietary and dry meat, the breasts must be marinated. Marinade can be different, prepared on the basis of lemon juice, wine, vinegar, olive oil, soy sauce, milk, etc. Then the meat acquires an elegant taste and delicate texture. It will appeal to absolutely everyone who tries it.
In this recipe, we will bake duck breasts with dry white wine, soy sauce, mustard and apple slices. Such a dish can be safely presented on a festive table. It looks beautiful and the meat has amazing juiciness. In addition to its amazing taste, the breasts are well digested, they contain many nutritional values, amino acids and trace elements.
You can buy chilled duck fillets in stores now. It is a little expensive, but it will be enough to buy two medium breasts. You can take frozen duck breast, but then it will need to be thawed correctly, first in the refrigerator, then at room temperature.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 134 kcal.
- Servings - 4
- Cooking time - 2 hours 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- Duck breasts - 2 pcs.
- Soy sauce - 50 ml
- Ground black pepper - a pinch
- Apples - 2 pcs.
- Spices and herbs to taste
- Dry white wine - 80 ml
- Mustard - 1 tablespoon
- Salt - 1 tsp or to taste
Step by step preparation of duck breasts in wine with apples:
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1. Wash and dry the apples. Use a special knife to remove the core with the seeds and cut the fruit into slices.
2. Wash and dry the duck fillet. If you want to cook a dish less high in calories, then remove the skin, because it contains the most cholesterol.
3. Pierce the duck breasts with a knife so that the marinade penetrates the fibers better. This will make them softer and juicier. Place them in a baking dish.
4. Pour the soy sauce over the meat.
5. Pour white wine next.
6. Brush well with mustard and leave to marinate for 1-1.5 hours.
7. After this time salt and pepper the duck, season with your favorite spices and herbs. Then lay out the apple slices beautifully. During baking, the apples will release juice, which will saturate the duck meat. Thanks to this, they will become much tastier and more aromatic.
Note: Do not salt the duck while marinating. The salt will draw the juice out of the breasts, making the meat drier when cooked.
8. Heat the oven to 180 degrees and send the meat to bake for 45-50 minutes. For the first half hour, cook it under a lid or foil. Then remove so that the apples are browned. Serve warm to the table. And if the duck breasts are cold, then they can be served in the form of cold cuts.
See also the video recipe on how to cook chicken breast in wine.
