Q: A microwave oven is a must-have for beginner cooks. Who would refuse to enjoy a 10-minute chocolate cake or an apple pie? You want your cold pizza back hot and crispy? No problem! Would you like a cheesecake fast? Here you are! The in-laws are coming soon and you want a duck cooked? Easy! The answer to all of these questions is simple: microwave it. Wait, the duck? Are you serious?
How to Microwave Duck With Onions
There are a few really simple and easy recipes of how to cook the duck in the microwave oven.
You can make it glazed or baked with apples, or follow any other recipe you like.
We will give you some of the best recommendations that you’ll keep for the future, no doubt.
So let’s begin with the duck and onions.
Ingredients:
- Duck – 1 carcass
- Onions – 5 pcs
- Chicken broth – 300 ml
- Butter – 100 g
- Sugar
- Salt
- Pepper
Preparation:
Cut the clean onions into semicircles and put them in an enamel saucepan, cover with a lid and boil for 5-9 minutes under a high heat.
While the onions are boiling, melt the butter in a pan under a low heat.
Drain water from the onions and put them in the pan to fry for 2-3 minutes. After that, add a couple tablespoons of sugar and fry for as much as 30 seconds.
Before microwaving, the duck should also be fried with butter for 5-10 minutes.
Put the duck in a microwave-safe dish, pour in the broth, and cover the dish with the lid after having salted and peppered it.
Microwave for 25-30 minutes keeping in mind that the dish should stand in the microwave oven for about 20 minutes more to get to readiness.
As soon as the duck is ready, take it out of the microwave oven, dress with onions and serve with the sauce produced during the preparation of the duck.
Microwave Duck With Apples
This sweet-scented duck with apples is best served for holidays, family reunions, or Christmas. Let’s take a look at the ingredients that you will need to microwave the duck:
- Duck – 1 carcass
- White onions – 2-3 pcs
- Apples – 7-8 pcs
- Sour cream – 100 g
- Broth – 200 ml
- Red dry wine – 100 ml
- Sage – 1 tsp
- Herbs
- Salt
- Pepper
Preparation:
Rinse and clean the duck, apples, herbs, and onions.
Dry the duck with a paper towel, salt, and pepper it, and sage from the inside.
Fill the duck with the apples, and stew in the microwave oven for 30 minutes at middle power.
Don’t forget to take a special mold or dish that is safe for use in the microwave oven.
After half an hour pour broth into the container with the duck and stew for 30-40 minutes more.
Decorate the duck with herbs.
Duck with Black Olives in the Microwave
Another great variation of this recipe is to fill the duck with black olives.
If you like this idea and want to substitute apples with olives, then take 200 g of pitted vegetables, put them in a glass of water and warm up in the microwave oven for a couple of minutes.
Microwave the duck in 100 g of butter for 10 minutes.
Mix olives with a tablespoon of flour and the rest of butter left after the preparation of the duck.
Fill the duck with this mixture and microwave again for as long as 10 minutes.
Well, these are the basic recipes for microwaving the duck. We would like to give one more recommendation.
As you might probably wonder what the duck will look like after all the manipulations in the microwave oven, let us unfold you the truth. The duck skin will be soft and not appealing.
If possible, use your conventional oven to brown a crust and make your duck look like a complete culinary masterpiece.
