Duck With Orange and Apples Puree

Duck With Orange and Apples Puree

Ingredients:
1 large duck old
Seasonings:
2 glasses of beer1 glass of dry white wine1 large onion, grated1 teaspoon seasoning of nonna, (see the blog).1 bunch of parsley and chives integers1 bay leaf1 sprig of fresh rosemary1 sprig of fresh basil1 sprig of mint
Ingredients for the sauce:
2 cups fresh orange juice1 cup honey½ cup of brandy or dry white wine
Other Ingredients:
2 cups of orange peel cut into very thin strips2 cups of water to aferventar the strips of orange peel, put half an hour
How to Prepare:Remove the orange peels from the fire, put through a fine sieve, let cool, rinse well, "several times with cold water", then put the syrup, put simmer thirty minutes.When placing the strips of orange in syrup she has to be cold.Lead to fire up cook for 15 'to 30' minutes, ie pick up taste.
Syrup:
2 cups of sugar1 cup water6 cloves of India2 cinnamon sticks6 slices of ginger
Puree apples:
3 large apples, diced1 cup water1 tablespoon sugar1 pinch of salt1 tablespoon gelatin powder colorless tasteless½ cup cold water1 cup of ground almonds
How to Prepare the syrup:
Make syrup with sugar water the cloves and cinnamon, ginger and let thicken, place the strips of orange simmer for thirty minutes, or until cooked.
Once cooked let the syrup put in a full day (24 hours).The next day light the fire again boil put fifteen to twenty minutes Allow to cool.Drain through a fine sieve.

Method of Preparing the Puree
Cut the apples into small cubes, cook eat water sugar and salt until soft and
Wet the gelatin with cold water, soak put five minutes after dissolving in water - bath,
Blend apples. Book.Join the apples in a bowl with the gelatin beats already dissolved and "warm," Take to freeze for thirty minutes, or until firm.Gelatin is mixed hot to be able to incorporate into the batter (filling).
 How to Prepare the duck:
Clean the duck, get your feet curanchim the neck. Curanchim is the part that sits on top of the anus, (where is the duck testicles).Discard the kids this dish.
After duck rinsed well, release the skin from the breast and thighs, being careful not to tear the skin.
Wash the herbs, dry on a paper napkin.Leave to marinate in the spice, do not cut the grass, tighten and rub inside and outside of the bird. Take before baking.
Distribute the seasonings under the skin and rubbing.Place the bird in a crockery bowl, cover with plastic wrap.
If you want you can put on Tuperware (thick white plastic, with lid).* Do not place appliances other color *.Take the duck refrigerator for 6-12 hours.
Take the duck of seasonings, place on a baking tray lined with aluminum foil.Putting up the sauce with the orange juice, honey and brandy.Lead to bake covered with foil.
Oven preheated medium weak l50 ° C during 40 'minutes for each pound of meat, or until almost cooked. It is cooked slowly.Jab a fork to see if it is baked.
Remove the foil, leaving blush, until dark golden brown, not burned. * Caution *
To Serve and Garnish:
Place the duck on a platter and the strips of candied orange, almonds in chips, and hand mashed apples.If you prefer to serve the puree aside, in whole raw apples Great excavated.
Strain the broth from the pan, thicken with a tablespoon of cornstarch (maizeina), dissolved in a little cold water, bring fire to cook well.Pay attention:The broth can not be with "burnt taste" if disposal.Why will affect the flavor of your dish.
If you want you can add to sauce two tablespoons of grated cheese is optional.
Serve the sauce separately.
Monitoring: Mixed Salad
1 cup chopped celery and lightly aferventado1 big foot lettuce with whole leaves2 cups potatoes, diced and cooked1 cup ham or smoked pork loin chopped into small cubesCan replace the ham by any bird smoked or cooked,Add shrimp, lobster, or kani-kama, is shredded or chopped (optional)
Note:
* Do not use colored plastic for storing food and various meats.The ink is harmful to health. Always use white plastic.If you want glazed broth, put in half the cooking 2-4 tbsp white vinegar (rice vinegar or other).