Browned Duck

Name: Browned Duck
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: Oil or butter; Oil or butter; Liver and heart of the duck; Black pepper; 60 g (2 oz) mixed chopped almonds and pine nuts; 60 g (2 oz) mixed chopped almonds and pine nuts; 60 g (2 oz) raisins; 500 g (1 lb) long-grain rice, washed; Salt; 2 medium-sized onions, chopped; A 2½- to 3-kg (5- to 6-lb) oven-ready duck; 300 ml (½ pint) yoghourt

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A New Book of Middle Eastern Food

By Claudia Roden

Published 1986

About

This is a Turkish recipe from Sidqi Effendi’s nineteenth-century cookery manual.

Ingredients

A 2½- to 3-kg (5- to 6-lb) oven-ready duck
300 ml (

Asia
Turkey
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Clean and wash the duck, and cut it in serving pieces. Marinate for several hours in yoghourt seasoned with a little salt.

In a large pan, fry the onions in 2 tablespoons oil or butter until soft and golden. Add the well-drained pieces of duck and brown all over. Cover with a little water, s