Duck With Sauerkraut - Canard Et Choucroute

Ingredients

• 2 ducks, cleaned
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic
• 2 apples, quartered
• 2 onions, peeled and quartered
• 4 slices bacon or salt pork, uncooked
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 2 cups water
• 3 cups canned sauerkraut
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed
• 2 slices cooked bacon, crumbled

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   Season ducks with mixture of paprika, salt, pepper, and garlic salt.

3. 3

   Divide apples and onions and stuff half into bird cavities and place other half in bottom of baking pan.

4. 4

   Cover breasts with uncooked bacon and place into baking pan with melted butter and water.

5. 5

   Place pan in preheated oven; bake 3 hours, basting every 30 minutes.

6. 6

   Combine sauerkraut, caraway seeds, and crumbled bacon in casserole dish.

7. 7

   Mix well.

8. 8

   Place in oven 20 minutes before ducks are done.

9. 9

   Quarter cooked ducks and serve on sauerkraut.