Wild ducks with grapes

AUTHOR
Sheila Zhang
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 5
COOK TIME
105 mins
TOTAL TIME
105 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 2 Wild ducks (800 g each)
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp white pepper
  • 2 Onions
  • 1/2 bunch Parsley
  • 1 Twig of fresh thyme
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1/4 l dry red wine
  • 1/4 l clear broth (instant)
  • 125 g blue grapes
  • 125 g green grapes
  • 100 g Whipped cream
  • 20 g Flour
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Butter

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash ducks and pat dry. Rub with salt and pepper and place on the fat pan of the oven. Peel onions, dice them coarsely and add. Wash the herbs and place them with the bay leaf in the fat pan.

  2. 2

    Pour in the wine and stock and roast the ducks in the preheated oven (electric range: 200 °C/ gas: level 3) for about 1 1/4 hours. In the meantime, wash, halve and seed the grapes. Remove ducks from the oven and keep warm.

  3. 3

    Pour the stock through a sieve and fill up to 1/4 litre with water. Stir cream and flour until smooth, stir into the boiling sauce and bring to the boil once. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

  4. 4

    Melt butter, add grapes and heat briefly while stirring. Arrange the grapes and ducks on a plate and serve with the sauce.