Duck legs in the oven baked in a sleeve with a side dish

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 55 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Wash the duck legs, dry them with a paper towel, trim off excess fat and make slanting cuts on the skin without touching the meat.

2. STEP 2

   

   In a bowl, mix vegetable oil, mustard, honey, salt, pepper. Add the legs to this marinade, mix well and leave for 1 hour at room temperature. I prefer to leave it in the refrigerator overnight.

3. STEP 3

   

   Place the pickled legs in a baking bag (the bag should be placed on a baking sheet), add a little 1-2 tbsp of water, tie the bag and make 2 punctures in the top of the bag to allow steam to escape. Place in the oven preheated to 180 degrees for 30 minutes. 10 minutes before readiness, carefully cut the top of the bag to obtain a fried crust.

4. STEP 4

   

   While the chicken leg is in the oven, prepare the side dish. Chop the white cabbage. Place the sauerkraut in a colander to drain the juice; if the cabbage is very sour, it must be washed and squeezed. Cut the onion into half rings. Duck fat cut into small pieces

5. STEP 5

   

   Heat duck fat in a frying pan

6. STEP 6

   

   Remove the melted pieces of fat, add spices for garnish and fry for 1 minute.

7. STEP 7

   

   Add onion, fry

8. STEP 8

   

   Add 2 types of cabbage, cranberries and simmer until softened under the lid. It is important not to overcook the cabbage. Remove the lid and fry the cabbage a little. I like to add a little sugar when cooking cabbage. It seems to me that the taste of cabbage becomes more intense.

9. STEP 9

   

   Leave the finished legs, in a bag with the top cut open, in the switched off oven with the door open for 10 minutes so that the meat can rest. I like to turn off the oven, take out the finished chicken legs and cover them with a silicone mat for about 15 minutes. The meat will rest and be juicy. Done, please try it

Comments on the recipe

Tanuska-ps

25.09.2023

4.8

Another tasty roast of duck legs with potatoes.

Moderator Ksenia

25.09.2023

4.6

I bought duck meat stew and cooked it, based on the recipe for duck legs in the oven, seen in the sleeve, with a side dish. I had all the necessary ingredients for the marinade. My meat marinated for about 1.5 hours. I baked the meat at 180 degrees for 45 minutes (15 minutes before the end of cooking I cut the sleeve on top). For the side dish, I experimented a little with the ingredients. I had sauerkraut, but replaced fresh white cabbage with Chinese cabbage. Instead of berries, I added lingonberry sauce to the cabbage. The duck turned out very tender, soft and juicy. The side dish has a very interesting and pleasant taste. It turns out that a side dish of sauerkraut goes well with duck. Skazka, thank you very much for the recipe!