Leg of duck with juniper and apple sauce

Name: Leg of duck with juniper and apple sauce
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 Leg of duck (approx. 300 g each); 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 7-10 Tbsp white pepper; 1 (approx. 1 kg) Head red cabbage; 2 medium-sized onions; 20 g clarified butter; 2 Bay leaves; 4 Cloves; 1-2 TABLESPOONS Red wine vinegar; 1 pinch Cinnamon; 1 TABLESPOON Sugar; 1 Apples; 4 Juniper berries; 2 TABLESPOONS Pear syrup; 2 TABLESPOONS Fresh cream; 1-2 TABLESPOONS dark sauce thickener; 7-10 Tbsp Parsley

AUTHOR
Lenora Decker

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
75 mins

TOTAL TIME
75 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

4 Leg of duck (approx. 300 g each)
7-10 Tbsp Salt
7-10 Tbsp white pepper
1 (approx. 1 kg) Head red cabbage
2 medium-sized onions
20 g clarified butter
2 Bay leaves
4 Cloves
1-2 TABLESPOONS Red wine vinegar
1 pinch Cinnamon
1 TABLESPOON Sugar
1 Apples
4 Juniper berries
2 TABLESPOONS Pear syrup
2 TABLESPOONS Fresh cream
1-2 TABLESPOONS dark sauce thickener
7-10 Tbsp Parsley

Directions

1
Wash the legs of duck, dab dry and rub with salt and pepper. Put them on the fat pan of the oven and roast them in the pre-heated oven (electric: 200 °C/ gas: level 3) for about 1 hour.
2
In the meantime, clean, wash and cut the red cabbage into strips. Peel and finely chop the onions. Heat clarified butter, fry diced onions and red cabbage in it. Pour on 1/4 litre of water, add bay leaves and cloves and cook at low heat for about 45 minutes.
3
Season to taste with vinegar, cinnamon and sugar. Peel, core and cut the apple into pieces. Crush juniper berries in a mortar. Add both to the drumsticks 10 minutes before the end of the cooking time and coat the drumsticks with pear syrup.
4
Remove the legs, dissolve the roast with 1/8 litre of water and place in a saucepan. Add crème fraîche and bring to the boil. Stir in sauce thickener and season with salt and pepper. Arrange legs on the red cabbage.
5
Garnish with parsley. Sauce extra rich. Croquettes taste good with it.