Wild Duck Roast

Description
In Romanian: Friptura de rata salbatica

Ingredients

 * 1 wild duck
 * 2 – 3 tablespoons lard
 * 5 oz / 150 g bacon (for interlarding)
 * 4 – 5 tablespoons wine
 * salt
 * Marinade:
 * a glass of vinegar
 * 2 bay leaves
 * a small onion
 * 10 peppercorns
 * salt

Directions

 * 1) Keep the wild duck in the marinade at least 12 hours.
 * 2) Then wash, dry, salt, interlard with pieces of bacon and set in a pan with lard.
 * 3) Fry on all sides, add 2 – 3 tablespoons of wine and let simmer, covered, for 45 minutes.
 * 4) Add 1 tablespoon of wine every now and then and turn the roast.
 * 5) Then set the roast into the oven, uncovered, until done.
 * 6) Serve with beet or red cabbage salad.