Healthy Gourmet Kitchen

Roasted Duck Leg

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Health Score:
60 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
30 min.
Preparation
ready in 1 hr 40 min.
Ready in
Calories:
694
calories
Calories

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Nutritional values

With the duck leg you are on the right side in terms of nutrition: Duck meat offers a lot of the mineral magnesium for strong nerves and healthy muscles. Also good for the nervous system and for the metabolism is the B-vitamin thiamine.

For example, you can serve red cabbage and potatoes with the roast leg of duck. Roast Brussels sprouts or fresh leaf salad also go well with the leg of duck.

1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie694 cal.(33 %)
Protein49 g(50 %)
Fat54 g(47 %)
Carbohydrates1 g(1 %)
Sugar added0 g(0 %)
Roughage0.3 g(1 %)
Vitamin A0.2 mg(25 %)
Vitamin D0 μg(0 %)
Vitamin E0.3 mg(3 %)
Vitamin K6.5 μg(11 %)
Vitamin B₁0.8 mg(80 %)
Vitamin B₂0.5 mg(45 %)
Niacin19.6 mg(163 %)
Vitamin B₆0.9 mg(64 %)
Folate65 μg(22 %)
Pantothenic acid2.5 mg(42 %)
Biotin15.8 μg(35 %)
Vitamin B₁₂0.8 μg(27 %)
Vitamin C1 mg(1 %)
Potassium725 mg(18 %)
Calcium49 mg(5 %)
Magnesium61 mg(20 %)
Iron7.4 mg(49 %)
Iodine6 μg(3 %)
Zinc4.9 mg(61 %)
Saturated fatty acids17.8 g
Uric acid376 mg
Cholesterol218 mg
Complete sugar1 g

Ingredients

for
4
Ingredients
4 duck legs
salt
freshly ground peppers
30 grams Duck fat
1 tsp Juniper berries
1 generous pinch cinnamon
1 bay leaf
2 sprigs Mugwort
100 milliliters dry Red wine
300 milliliters duck stock
How healthy are the main ingredients?
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Preparation steps

1.

Preheat the oven to 180°C (approximately 350°F). Rinse the duck legs, pat dry, season with salt and pepper and sear in a hot frying pan in the duck fat. Add the herbs and spices and deglaze with the red wine. Add the stock and transfer to the oven for 1 hour.

2.

Remove the finished duck legs from the stock and let rest briefly. Reduce the stock by half and season. Arrange the duck on a serving platter, drizzle with the pan sauce and sprinkle with sea salt.