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Roast duck filled with apples

Roast duck filled with apples

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A roasted duck filled with small, tart apples, cooked on a bed of onions and seasoned with broth, served with roasted apples and its sauce.

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Recipe from EdytaT, SpiderMum, Alessia and 1 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Roasted duck with apples is a popular Polish festive dish. The tart apples balance the richness of the meat, and the sauce is made with the pan juices.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time3 hr
  • Total3 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$7.05 $0.88 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.04
  • $5.21
  • $1.39
  • $0.29
  • $0.10
  • $0.02

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the duck and rub it with salt and caraway seeds. ≈ 2 min
  2. Fill it with the small apples (and optionally a sprig of marjoram), then sew up the opening. Cook the larger apples separately.
  3. Place the chopped onions under the duck and roast in a dish at 180 °C, first basting with broth, then with its own juices.
  4. Add the flour to the cooking fat, mix well, and bring to a boil to create the sauce.
  5. When serving, surround the duck with a few roasted apples and drizzle with sauce. Serve the remaining sauce in a gravy boat. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Roast duck filled with apples

  • 1 tablespoon of salt$0.04
  • 15 small, tart apples$5.21
  • 4 large apples$1.39
  • 2 onions$0.29
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of broth$0.10
  • 1 tablespoon of flour$0.02

Total$7.05

that's $0.88 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 duck (approximately 4 kg)
  • 1 tablespoon of salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon of caraway seeds
  • 1 sprig of marjoram (optional)
  • 15 small, tart apples
  • 4 large apples
  • 2 onions
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of broth
  • 1 tablespoon of flour

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