Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Pairing Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Roast duck with apples, roesti and green beans Food Roast duck with apples, roesti and green beans Preparation time 20 minutes Cooking time 2 hours Serves 4 Ingredients 1 whole free range duck ¼ tsp ground cloves ½ tsp cinnamon 2 tbsp duck fat 3 granny smith apples, cored and quartered 2 tbsp flour ½ cup calvados 200g green beans, tailed Roesti 750g Sebago potatoes, washed 60g butter, melted 1 red onion, finely chopped Salt and pepper, to taste Method Pre-heat oven to 180ºC. Prick duck all over with a fork. Combine cloves and cinnamon and rub over duck. Season with salt and pepper. Place duck in a large roasting pan. Place one of the quartered apples in the cavity. Cook for 1½ hours basting 2–3 times. 20 minutes before the end of cooking time, add the remaining apples to the tray. Transfer duck to a plate, cover loosely with foil and rest for 15 minutes. Skim fat off pan, add flour gradually, cook stirring for 5 minutes or until bubbling. Combine stock and calvados, slowly add to the pan, stirring. Cook for 6 minutes or until thickened. In a large saucepan of boiling water cook beans for 3 minutes or until tender. Serve duck with roesti and green beans. Roesti Place the unpeeled potatoes in a medium saucepan. Cover with cold water and bring to the boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-high and boil, uncovered for 10 minutes. Drain and allow to cool completely. Peel and grate the potatoes and place in a large bowl with butter, onion and salt and pepper. Toss well to combine. Heat a small (18-20cm) non-stick fry pan over medium heat. Add the potato mixture and press down firmly. Cook for 15 minutes or until the base is golden brown and crisp. Slide rosti out of the pan onto a large board. Flip the rosti over back into the pan, cook for a further 10 minutes or until cooked through and base is golden brown and crisp. Turn onto serving plate and cut into wedges and serve immediately. Food Preparation Time 20 minutes Cooking Time 2 hours Serves 4 Perfect Match Colours of the South Rosso 2019 $23.80 in any 12 $25.20 in any 6 $28.00 each Price | options $23.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Colours of the South Rosso 2020 $23.80 in any 12 $25.20 in any 6 $28.00 each Price | options $23.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Riversdale Estate Centaurus Pinot Noir 2021 $68.00 in any 12 $72.00 in any 6 $80.00 each Price | options $68.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Two Blues Sauvignon Blanc 2014 1 case has been added to your cart. Cart total: xxx 1 case, 12 bottles, 3 accessories Checkout Continue Shopping You might also like Food Boneless leg of lamb with rosemary rub Food Julie's roast crowne of chicken Food Lyndey Milan's braised duck with bok choy & shiitake mushrooms Words by Lyndey Milan on 1 Feb 2017