The moment I tried a baked duck at my sisters house, I was really overtaken with the flavor. The duck was stuffed with apples, that was very unusual to see, but the apple added this amazing flavor to the duck. Duck meat is, unlike any other meat, juicy and tender. Brown rice works perfect as a stuffing, because it soaks up the fatty juices.
I purchased this duck at Costco. I believe they only sell it during the holidays. The quality was wonderful. I plan to buy a few more in a near future.
Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Duck
- 1 cup Mayonnaise
- 6 large Garlic Cloves crushed
- 1/2 large Onion grated
- Garlic Parsley Salt to taste
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 3 cup Cooked Brown Rice Stuffing
- 1 large Green Apple Stuffing
- 2 large Carrots
Instructions
- Combine mayonnaise together with garlic, onion and seasoning.
- Rinse duck, dry with a paper towel. Rub duck with the sauce mixture and cover it with a plastic wrap. Let duck marinate overnight.
- Remove excess marinate from the duck. Clean and chop the carrots into large chunks. Slice the apple into 8 pieces. Stuff the duck with rice. Place the carrots and apple pieces inside and close to the skin; this way it will be easier to remove it and flavor will go directly to the meat.
- Bake duck at 300F for about 90 minutes, until it is golden brown on the outside.
- Before service, remove as much apple and carrot pieces, as possible. Serve hot…yumm yumm!!!
I'm sorry but I've got to be honest and say that 90 minutes + 20 minutes at 325 degrees left me with a semi-raw 5-lb. duck. You may need to add more information as to time and temp -- and also the size of the duck. I roasted my stuffed 5 lb. duck for 90 minutes at 325, cut off a leg and saw a raw bloody thigh joint. Needless to say it's back in the oven with a new problem -- How to keep it moist while I finish roasting it? On the other hand - the mayo marinade gives the duck a very nice flavor.
Hi Natalya,
I’m planning on trying this recipe for Christmas and I have a couple questions:
- Do you debone the duck before stuffing it?
- Do you close the duck with toothpicks before placing it in the oven?
Thank you, looking forward to trying this!
No, I don't debone the duck. Yes, I seal up the duck with toothpicks before baking. We also have duck on the menu for new years 🙂
Looks delish! Can I skip marinating the duck overnight?
Yes, you can skip it.
I live in Ukraine and have duck quite often (maybe once a month), the above recipe, stuffing included, is pretty much how we make duck in our house. Though, we do not add the rice, just all apples.... so...what do you do with the duck fat when all is done? Why we use it to fry potatoes in! I am telling you, apple infused duck fat with fried potatoes is amazing!.
Omg, this sounds so amazing. Thank you for sharing. My mom used fat from bacon for potatoes and that was so yummy.
My husband and i made this recipe (he loves helping me in the kitchen).. and oh my goodness we LOVED IT its so so so so delicious.. i told my mom about it .. next day she made it and everyone loved it also!!
Thank you for this recipe!! Im always on your page!
That's awesome! So glad you loved Thai recipe! Thanks for sharing.
Did the duck as instructed.....90 minutes...wasn't enough, cut it to see if fully cooked, blood started to come out.....doing more time
Hey Masha, maybe your duck is much larger.
Hi Natalya, I am making this now, 90 min have passed but my duck is still very white on the outside. Any suggestions! Thank you
Make sure that it's not covered. If it's all cooked than you can put it under broil to brown the duck.
was it fully cooked after 90min in oven? will do it this eve and not sure about the correct time
Yes, 90 minutes would be enough. You can poke with a fork to check when it's cooked.
Do you cover the duck with aluminum foil when placing in the oven?
I didn't cover with foil but of you do it may cook faster. Just remove foil in the end to create a crust.
prepared a duck yesterday by this recipe, omg it was the bomb!!!! my husband loved it!!!!! thanx so much for your awesome blog..
Anna, I am so glad you loved it. Duck is on my menu for a near future. Thank you so much for leaving your comment, I enjoy reading them. 🙂
yes, cooked
Do you stuff it with cooked rice?
i saw picture, pretty awesome. Thanks for sharing with me 🙂
I made this and it was amazing!!! My hubby wants me to make it more often!!! Thank u for the recipe!! I posted a pic of it on my Instagram
oh, how awesome! 🙂 tell me how you like it.
Thank you for posting this. My mom usually makes a stuffed duck for holidays but i never asked for the recipe. And she too makes it with apples and rice. I will definitely try this.