Duck Leg

Ingredients

• 4 duck legs (ready to cook)
• Salt
• ground pepper
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 tsp juniper berries
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 sprigs savory
• 100 ml red grape juice
• 300 ml duck stock

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash the duck legs, pat dry, season with salt and pepper, then sear all sides in a pan with olive oil until browned. Add the spices and herbs, deglaze with red grape juice, pour in the duck stock, and bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C (fan: 160 °C; gas: level 2–3) for 1 hour.

2. 2.

   Remove the cooked duck legs from the pan, let rest briefly, reduce the cooking liquid by half, season to taste. Arrange the legs on a cutting board, drizzle with sauce, and sprinkle with sea salt before serving.