Duck with olives  Ingredients:       1 1/2 kg duck    250 g green olives       2 glasses white wine    1 teaspoon flour       2 onions    2 carrots       1 clove garlic    butter to taste       aromatic herbs to taste    ground black pepper to taste       salt to taste

Preparation:

* First preheat the oven to 180ºC. * Then clean well the duck and empty it if necessary, and let dry. * Then spread the duck with a knob of butter, salt and pepper and place it in a baking tray. * Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. * In a small saucepan aside, melt another knob of butter and saute the onion and minced garlic, until they are soft. * Add wine, carrots and herbs. * Boil and reduce the fire, cooking about 10 minutes. * Then put it to the blender. * The next step is put the dish in a shallow tray, and retain it in the oven off, to keep it warm. * Then add juice of duck cooking to the sauce and sprinkle flour, without stopping stirring, until thickens. * Finally boil the olives a couple of minutes, drain and add to the sauce. * Pour the sauce over the duck and serve.

Categories:  Duck

Estimated Serving:  4

Estimated preparation time:  190 min.

Language:  English

Shared by:  paula    2011/12/09