Dušená Kachna Brusinkámim (Braised Duck with Cranberries)

Ingredients

• •1 duck
• •3 ounces bacon
• •3 ounces root vegetables
• •2 sour apples
• •1 bay leaf
• •3 tablespoons flour
• •1 lemon
• •salt
• •½ cup butter
• •½ cup onion
• •6 peppercorns
• •4 teaspoons red wine
• •2 Tablespoons stewed cranberries
• •2 tomatoes

Directions

1. 1Rub salt into the inside and outside of the duck.
2. 2Melt diced bacon, add butter and fry sliced vegetables and onion.
3. 3Add some water and sliced peeled apples and tomatoes, spices and wine. Then put in the duck and braise it in the oven first with the lid on then when it is almost tender, remove the lid and allow the duck to become golden brown.
4. 4Remove the duck, dust the gravy with flour, dilute with water and simmer.
5. 5Add strained stewed cranberries to the strained thickened sauce, re-heat and return the meat.
6. 6Serve with dumplings and put a slice of lemon on each serving of the duck.