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Roasted Duck

4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 pcs duck
• salt (a little)
• butter (plenty of)
• tart apples (as needed)
• currants (as needed)
• duck liver (finely chopped) (as needed)
• 2 pcs eggs
• 150 g white bread
• nutmeg (a little)

Instructions

1. Fill the duck as desired or leave it unfilled.
2. Rub with a little salt, place in plenty of butter on the stovetop or in the oven, and roast slowly for 1½ hours.
3. If roasting on the stovetop, cover the pot tightly; in either case, baste frequently during roasting.
4. For stuffing, either use tart, quartered apples and currants, or mix finely chopped liver with butter beaten until thick like an egg, 2 eggs, 150 g of soaked and well-squeezed white bread, nutmeg, and salt.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.