Lidl Lietuva’s first buyers in the Baltics offer to buy duck grown without antibiotics | Food
In all Lidl stores, only this week, shoppers can buy antibiotic-raised ducks, which are later offered by retail chains, as well as duck-breasted duck-free and duck-free duck quarters. According to Stasys Gineitis, Lidl Lietuva’s Purchasing Manager for Meat Products, these duck products are not only new to our customers.
“There are quite a lot of chicken products on the market without antibiotics, and we also offer them to Lidl customers. However, looking more broadly at the range of meat grown without antibiotics, we lack the supply of meat and especially other types of poultry and products. By supplementing store shelves with antibiotic-free duck for at least a limited time, we are promoting healthier and more environmentally responsible eating habits for shoppers. In addition, we are overtaking other representatives of the retail sector with this decision – “Lidl Lietuva is the first sales of duck grown without antibiotics in the Baltic region,” says S. Gineitis.
Meat without antibiotics – better animal husbandry conditions
The addition of antibiotics to animal feed is prohibited by current European Union regulations, so they only appear in poultry or other meat when the animals become ill. Nevertheless, birds that have received antibiotics can be slaughtered only after 2-3 weeks, when the medicine is completely removed from the bird’s body – however, suppliers cannot label such products with special signs indicating the absence of antibiotics.
‘Poultrymeat products whose packaging is marked or labeled’ free of antibiotics’ mean better taste and higher quality meat. At the same time, such signs point to a responsible approach to animal welfare and better conditions for poultry farming: hygienic poultry farms do not spread dangerous infections and diseases, birds do not get sick and are treated with antibiotics, ”says Lidl’s head of meat products.
S. Gineitis notes that Lidl does not offer antibiotics for raising duck heels at all, and the regular assortment of stores in the retail chain also includes meat products grown without antibiotics. One is brown, which is also bought by the manager, is also more than usual, so this one is changing, it really and in terms of taste. In addition, these chickens provide better conditions – the premises use natural lighting and accommodate fewer birds per square meter.
Photo by LIDL / The brown meat duck can be found in the regular assortment of Lidl in addition to the antibiotic kit
Soon, “Lidl will add to its ongoing range and offer customers a wider range of longer, healthier and more sustainable chicken parts. And now the retail chain invites shoppers to buy antibiotic-free duck drumsticks and offers a quick but very nutritious duck drum dish – you can find all the ingredients you need to prepare a meal at the nearest retail store.
Roasted duck drumsticks with plum sauce (2 servings)
You will need:
- 2 pcs. antibiotic-free duck drumsticks,
- 1 small butter pumpkin
- 2 potatoes, 40 g butter,
- 100 ml of milk,
- large clumps of green beans,
- a teaspoon of olive oil
- salt and pepper.
The plum sauce will need:
- 2-3 pcs. plums,
- 100 ml of red wine,
- 300 ml of beef broth,
- 2-3 teaspoons plum jam
- a little star anise (optional).
Cooking procedure: Preheat the oven to 190 ° C, if you use a fan temperature, preheat the oven to 170 ° C. Dry the duck drumsticks with a paper towel and season with spices, then place the drumsticks with a heat-resistant baking dish and place them on the grill of a high-end oven – place half of the baking dish with a glass of water on the lower grill. Bake duck drumsticks for about 1 hour. 10 minutes, check that the meat is cooked, and return the baking dish to the oven for another 10 minutes.
Prepare the vegetables and sauce while the duck drumsticks are baked in the oven. Heat a teaspoon of olive oil on the stove in a pan, add the pitted and coarse plums, and fry for about 2 minutes to soften. Then pour in the wine and, if using, with the star anise, cook the sauce until it is one – third – then pour in, and add the jam, stirring occasionally, to reduce the bubbling to the sauce for about 10 minutes. If the sauce is too liquid, add a teaspoon of flour.
In one pot, boil the potatoes, in another, boil the green beans. When the vegetables are boiled, cut the butter pumpkin into pieces and place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper, sprinkle with olive oil, season with them – bake in the oven for about 20-25 minutes. The potatoes are softened and unplug and let stand for at least a few minutes.
Meanwhile, in a wide pan on the stove, melt the butter and reheat, squeeze the potatoes in this pot and mash the porridge, as well as add the pieces of roasted butter pumpkin – season everything with spices. Prepare two serving plates, each with a mashed potato and pumpkin in the center, add a nicely roasted duck drumstick on top, cover with some more warm sauce, and serve green beans on the side. Delicious!