Czech festive recipe - slow baked Wenceslas duck with dumplings and white cabbage

duck

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than duck.

bread dumplings

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: potato dumplings

Quinoa offers a healthier grain alternative.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides similar creaminess with fewer calories.

white wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic white wine

💰Cheaper: apple cider

Apple cider adds sweetness without alcohol.

Wash the duck and dry it.

Salt the duck inside and outside, then sprinkle with caraway seeds.

Place the duck in a baking dish, breast side up, without adding oil, cover, and put in a cold oven set to 120°C.

Bake for 4-6 hours without opening the oven.

After baking, remove the lid, pour out the juice and fat, and bake for an additional 20 minutes at 200°C.

Peel and finely chop the onion, then fry in hot oil.

Add the cabbage to the fried onion and stir, simmering for about 5-10 minutes.

Season the cabbage with vinegar, sugar, and salt.

Mix flour with a little water to thicken the cabbage.

Add the fried onion and steamed dumplings to the cabbage.

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