Renaissance Hvar Roasted Duck With Apples

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2000 g duck
• 500 g apples (tart apples)
• 3 g sage (fresh sprig)
• 3 g thyme (fresh sprig)
• 1/3 cup lemon juice (from fresh lemons)
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 cup wine ()
• 7 g salt
• 3 g pepper
• 1 cup water (for basting)

Recipe

• 1 clean and season the duck and put sage and thyme sprig inside.
• 2 put the duck into roasting pot (or “pekuâ€?) and roast it on 190°c, occasionally basting with lemon juice and water.
• 3 when it is almost done (about 100 minutes) take the duck out and slice it into serving pieces.
• 4 make sauce out of wine and honey and roasting drippings, add sliced apples, return the duck slices and roast until all ingredients are soft (or 20-30 min.).
• 5 serve with homemade flour gnocchi.