Smoked Duck

Smoked duck

Calories, kcal: 337 Protein, g: 19.0 Fat, g: 28.4 Carbohydrates, g: 0.0

If hardly anyone has seen a wild chicken, then with ducks everything is different. Fatty, meaty domestic ducks are strikingly different from their wild sisters, whose meat is much drier and less fat. But smoking is a great way to cook fragrant and tender duck from both domestic and wild poultry.

Smoking is a very ancient form of food preparation, especially the so-called cold smoking, in which food is suspended over the smoke of a smoldering fire for a long time. Later, special devices for "hot" smoking, smokehouses appeared, which significantly reduce the cooking time of dishes, and the taste of the products is completely different, tender and spicy.

Calorie content of smoked duck

The calorie content of smoked duck is 337 kcal per 100 grams of product.

Smoked duck composition

The chemical composition of smoked duck contains: choline, vitamins A, B1, B2, B5, B6, B9, B12, D, E, K and PP, as well as minerals necessary for the human body: potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper and manganese, iron, sulfur, iodine, chromium, fluorine, phosphorus, and sodium.

Smoked duck in cooking

Smoked duck is a kind of delicacy, because not every housewife can cook really juicy and tender duck meat without overdrying it. Of course, ready-made smoked duck can be purchased, various manufacturers offer a wide range of smoked ducks. But, in order to surprise and please your loved ones with tasty and healthy duck meat, you can try and cope with smoking at home.

The duck carcass is thoroughly washed, feathers removed, rubbed with salt and placed in a marinade consisting of water, salt, pepper, cloves, garlic and vinegar. Ideally, the duck should be marinated for 1-2 days, but you can limit it to the night (calorizer). Poultry should be placed in the smokehouse, having previously wrapped in several layers of gauze, so that later you can not peel the smoked duck.

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