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Romanian chestnut-stuffed duck

Romanian chestnut-stuffed duck

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A whole duck, stuffed with ground pork, bread, and onion, roasted with bacon, white wine, and broth, and then surrounded by chestnuts. A traditional Roman…

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Recipe from Emily, Strainu, Kihoiu and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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In Romania, stuffed duck is a popular dish for special occasions: a simple filling of ground pork, breadcrumbs, and onions, a sauce made with white wine and broth, and chestnuts added towards the end of cooking.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time2 hr
  • Total2 hr 40 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$5.10 $0.85 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $1.43
  • $0.21
  • $1.22
  • $0.13
  • $0.40
  • $0.02
  • $0.37
  • $0.92
  • $0.40

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Sauté the chopped onion in a small amount of oil until it turns golden brown.
  2. Prepare the filling: mix the ground pork, breadcrumbs, chopped onion, egg, chopped parsley, salt, and pepper. ≈ 4 min
  3. Stuff the duck and sew up the opening. ≈ 10 min
  4. Place it in a saucepan with the remaining oil and diced bacon. ≈ 3 min
  5. Once the bacon starts to brown, add the flour, which has been mixed with a little oil, and then pour in the broth and wine.
  6. Bake in a preheated oven at approximately 180 °C for about 1 hour and 30 minutes, basting occasionally.
  7. Place the chestnuts around the duck and leave it in the oven for another 30 minutes.

The bill

Romanian chestnut-stuffed duck

  • 150 g of ground pork$1.43
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 100 g of bacon$1.22
  • 2 tablespoons of oil$0.13
  • 1 egg$0.40
  • 1 tablespoon of flour$0.02
  • 2 chicken stock cubes dissolved in 500 ml of hot water$0.37
  • 250 ml of white wine$0.92
  • salt, pepper$0.40

Total$5.10

that's $0.85 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 duck, approximately 2 kg in weight
  • 150 g of ground pork
  • 1 onion
  • 100 g of bacon
  • 2 tablespoons of oil
  • One slice of bread
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon of flour
  • 2 chicken stock cubes dissolved in 500 ml of hot water
  • 250 ml of white wine
  • 30 cooked and peeled chestnuts
  • One small bunch of parsley
  • salt, pepper

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