Best 8 Roast Goose With Juniper Berry Sauce And Chestnut Custard Recipes

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Roast goose with juniper berry sauce and chestnut custard is a classic holiday dish that is sure to impress your guests. The rich and flavorful goose is complemented perfectly by the sweet and tangy juniper berry sauce, and the chestnut custard adds a touch of elegance and sophistication. This dish is sure to be a hit at your next dinner party, and it is easier to make than you might think. Here, we'll provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to prepare this delectable dish, ensuring that your roast goose is cooked to perfection and your sauce and custard are bursting with flavor.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

SPICED ROAST GOOSE WITH DRIED-FRUIT PAN SAUCE



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Categories     Poultry     Roast     Christmas     Dinner     Dried Fruit     Goose     Cognac/Armagnac     Winter     Gourmet     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

8 oz dried figs (preferably Calmyrna; 1 1/3 cups), stems discarded
8 oz dried apricots (1 1/4 cups)
8 oz pitted prunes (1 1/4 cups)
1 tablespoon whole allspice
1 tablespoon mixed peppercorns (black, white, green, and pink)
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted
1 (12-lb) goose, wing tips removed
2 medium onions, quartered
1/3 cup finely chopped shallots (2 large)
2/3 cup Armagnac
2 cups veal demiglace
2 tablespoons apricot jam or preserves
Special equipment: 5 (8-inch) metal or wooden skewers; small pliers; kitchen string; an adjustable V-rack; a large flameproof roasting pan at least 2 inches deep (not nonstick); a metal bulb baster (not plastic)

Steps:

  • Prepare dried fruit:
  • Cover figs, apricots, and prunes with water in a 3-quart saucepan and simmer, covered, 20 minutes. Drain in a sieve. Reserve 2 cups fruit, then thread remainder onto 4 skewers.
  • Prepare goose:
  • Preheat oven to 425°F.
  • Crack allspice and peppercorns using a mortar and pestle (or spread spices on a kitchen towel and crack with bottom of a heavy skillet), then stir into butter.
  • Discard neck, giblets, and any loose fat from goose. Using pliers, pull out any remaining quills. Prick skin all over with remaining skewer (especially thighs and breast), holding skewer nearly parallel to skin to avoid puncturing meat. Fold neck skin under body and fasten with skewer. Season goose well with salt inside and out. Put onions and reserved 2 cups fruit in cavity and tie legs together loosely with string. Rub skin all over with spiced butter.
  • Roast goose:
  • Put goose on rack in roasting pan and roast in middle of oven 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F and continue to roast, basting goose and skimming off and reserving excess fat (for roasted potatoes ) with bulb baster every 30 minutes, 1 hour more.
  • Arrange skewers with fruit on rack around goose (if rack is too small to fit all skewers, tuck some into wings). Continue to roast goose, basting and skimming and reserving fat in same manner, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into fleshy part of a thigh (do not touch bone) registers 170°F and several fruits from bottom of cavity speared on thermometer register 160-165°F, about 1 hour more (juices will be slightly pink when thigh is pierced; temperature will rise to 175°F as goose stands).
  • Remove fruit from skewers and transfer to a bowl. Keep warm, covered. Transfer goose with 2 large spatulas to a cutting board and let stand, loosely covered with foil, 30 minutes.
  • Make pan sauce while goose stands:
  • Pour off fat from roasting pan. Straddle pan across 2 burners, then add shallots and sauté over moderately high heat, stirring, until golden, about 3 minutes. Add Armagnac and deglaze pan by boiling and scraping up brown bits. Add demiglace and jam and briskly simmer, whisking, until jam is incorporated and sauce is slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Pour sauce through a sieve if desired and keep warm, covered.
  • Discard onions from cavity of goose and add fruit from cavity to fruit in bowl, then keep warm, covered. Carve goose, cutting breast into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Serve fruit and sauce on the side.

ROAST GOOSE WITH JUNIPER SAUCE



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A Nigel Slater recipe. I made this right after Christmas. I had been nervous about cooking a goose, but this was pretty much foolproof, and very good. The ingredients are approximate.

Provided by JenPo

Categories     Goose

Time 2h

Yield 1 goose, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

14 lbs goose, washed and patted dry
3 medium onions, peeled and sliced in thick segments
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 glasses dry marsala
3 cups stock or 3 cups water
1 1/4 teaspoons English mustard powder
1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
12 crushed juniper berries
2 tablespoons red currant jam

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 425°F
  • Remove the lumps of fat from the inside cavity and prick the goose all over with a fork.
  • Rub salt thoroughly on the inside and outside of the goose, and wrap aluminum foil around the legs.
  • Place in a roasting pan upside down and place pan in oven to roast for twenty five minutes.
  • Turn the oven temperature down to 350°F Roast 1 hour, then remove the bird to pour out the fat that has accumulated in the pan and take the foil off the legs.
  • Be very careful, because the fat is dangerously hot.
  • He also suggests adding parboiled potatoes to the pan now.
  • Turn the bird right side up and put it back in the oven for another 30 minutes to an hour.
  • While the goose is in the oven, prepare the juniper sauce by cooking the onion in the olive oil on low heat about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Stir in the flour and cook a few more minutes.
  • Now stir in the marsala, stock, and juniper berries.
  • Season with salt, pepper, and mustard powder, and simmer gently 20 minutes.
  • Then stir in the grain mustard and simmer 5 more minutes.
  • When the thigh meat on the goose is pierced and the juices run clear, the bird is done.
  • Let the meat rest about 10 minutes, then carve.
  • Just before serving, stir redcurrant jam into sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1415.2, Fat 101, SaturatedFat 30.8, Cholesterol 399.2, Sodium 336.9, Carbohydrate 7.9, Fiber 1, Sugar 2.5, Protein 111.4

MANGO TART WITH COCONUT CUSTARD



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 2h45m

Yield 8 tarts

Number Of Ingredients 15

10 ounces all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting (283 grams)
4 ounces confectioners' sugar (113 grams)
2 sticks (16 tablespoons) unsalted butter (227 grams) plus 3 1/2 tablespoons (50 grams), cut into pats
Nonstick cooking spray
6 large egg yolks
8.25 ounces granulated sugar (235 grams)
1.5 ounces cornstarch (45 grams)
17.6 ounces coconut milk (500 grams)
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
Ice
3 sheets silver gelatin
4 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice (20 grams)
1 mango, thinly sliced
Freshly whipped cream, for serving

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Place the flour and confectioners' sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Turn to low speed and add the 2 sticks of butter a few pats at a time. Once all the butter has been added, beat until the flour, sugar and butter begin to form a dough and it holds its shape when pressed together with your fingers. Turn out the dough onto a floured work surface and gently knead and bring together to form a ball. Pat the dough into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Place into the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
  • Spray eight 4-inch fluted tart pans with removable bottoms with nonstick cooking spray. Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and flatten into a disc. Press the dough into each tart shell, using your fingers to press the dough up the sides of the tart shell. Trim any excess dough that overhangs from the top. Dock the dough with a fork. Place the tart shells into the fridge to chill for 5 minutes.
  • Line the inside of the tart shells with parchment paper and fill with baking beans. Transfer the shells into the oven and bake for 25 minutes. Remove the parchment paper and baking beans, then put back into the oven for another 5 minutes. Allow to cool before filling.
  • To make the pastry cream, add the egg yolks, 4.4 ounces (125 grams) of the granulated sugar and the cornstarch to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until the yolks are pale yellow and peaks begin to form, a few minutes. Scrape down the edges of the bowl with a spatula and beat again to ensure the ingredients are fully incorporated together.
  • Add the coconut milk, salt and vanilla beans with the pod into a small saucepan. Turn the heat to medium-high and bring to a gentle boil. Remove from the heat and gradually, very little at a time, add the heated coconut milk into the whipped egg yolk mixture with the stand mixer on low speed. It's important to add it very gradually to temper the eggs so they will not scramble. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan that the coconut milk was heated in and turn the heat to medium-low. Whisking constantly, cook until the pastry cream has thickened and reaches the consistency of pudding, about 5 minutes. Transfer the thickened pastry cream back into the stand mixer bowl and whisk on medium speed. Add the remaining 3 1/2 tablespoons (50 grams) butter one pat at a time. Beat for 1 to 2 minutes to cool it down. Spread the pastry cream onto a quarter sheet tray and cover with plastic wrap, pressing down onto the pastry cream itself to avoid a skin from forming on the top. Place into the fridge to chill for 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer to a pastry bag and set aside.
  • To make the glaze, set up an ice bath in a large bowl and set aside. Add the gelatin sheets to a bowl with some water to bloom for 5 to 10 minutes. Add 3.8 ounces (110 grams) of water and the remaining 3.8 ounces (110 grams) of granulated sugar to a small saucepan. Turn the heat to medium-high and stir to melt the sugar. Add the lemon juice, then the bloomed gelatin and stir over medium heat until melted. Transfer into a bowl and set over the ice bath.
  • Arrange the mango slices in a line and fan out. Roll to create a rose. Fill each tart shell with pastry cream and top with a mango rose. Brush the glaze over the top of each mango tart. Serve with freshly whipped cream.

ROAST GOOSE WITH BRANDY CRANBERRY REDUCTION AND APPLE CIDER GLAZED PEARL ONIONS



Roast Goose with Brandy Cranberry Reduction and Apple Cider Glazed Pearl Onions image

Provided by Emeril Lagasse

Categories     main-dish

Time 4h15m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 42

1 (10 to 12-pound) farm-raised goose
3 tablespoons kosher salt
1 1/2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
3 cups chopped onions
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped carrots
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped celery
3 bay leaves
5 sprigs thyme, plus 2 teaspoons chopped thyme leaves
6 garlic cloves, smashed
4 cups dark chicken stock, chicken stock, or water
1/4 cup thinly sliced shallots, plus 2 tablespoons minced
1 cup brandy
3/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries
Apple Cider Glazed Pearl Onions, recipe follows
1 (10 to 12-pound) farm-raised goose
3 tablespoons kosher salt
1 1/2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
3 cups chopped onions
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped carrots
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped celery
3 bay leaves
5 sprigs thyme, plus 2 teaspoons chopped thyme leaves
6 garlic cloves, smashed
4 cups dark chicken stock, chicken stock, or water
1/4 cup thinly sliced shallots, plus 2 tablespoons minced
1 cup brandy
3/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries
Apple Cider Glazed Pearl Onions, recipe follows
1 tablespoon goose fat, reserved from cooking the goose
2 pounds pearl onions, peeled
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 cups apple cider
1 teaspoon fresh finely chopped thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 tablespoon goose fat, reserved from cooking the goose
2 pounds pearl onions, peeled
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 cups apple cider
1 teaspoon fresh finely chopped thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
  • Remove the neck, giblets and liver from the goose. Rinse the goose thoroughly inside and out under cold running water. Reserve the neck and giblets separately. Pat the goose dry with paper towels and season with the kosher salt and black pepper. Place the onions, carrots and celery in a medium bowl and toss to combine. Remove 1/2 cup of the vegetable mixture and set aside. Stuff the cavity of the goose with the remaining vegetable mixture, 2 bay leaves, 4 sprigs of thyme and 4 cloves of garlic. Truss the goose.
  • Using a fork, prick the skin of the goose on the thighs, back, and lower breast. Place the goose on a rack in a large roasting pan. Place the goose in the oven and roast for 20 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F, pour 1/3 cup of hot water over the breast and legs of the goose and continue to roast the goose for another 30 minutes. Open the oven door and pour another 1/3 cup of hot water over the breast and legs of the goose. Close the oven and cook the goose another 30 minutes. Pour a final 1/3 cup of hot water over the goose to help the fat render from the bird and cook the goose for a final 30 minutes. Insert an instant-read thermometer into the thigh of the goose without touching the bone and be sure that it registers at least 165 degrees F. If it does, remove the goose from the oven and allow to rest. If not, continue to roast the goose for another 30 minutes.
  • While the goose roasts, prepare the goose stock. Use a heavy, sharp knife to chop the goose neck into 2 or 3 pieces. Place the chopped neck and giblets in a 2-quart saucepan and sear over medium heat. Cook the necks and giblets, turning occasionally, until well caramelized, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the reserved 1/2 cup of vegetables, the remaining bay leaf, sprig of thyme, 2 cloves of garlic, and 1/4 cup sliced shallots and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are wilted and lightly caramelized, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the stock, increase the heat to high, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook the stock for 1 hour. After 1 hour, remove from the heat, strain through a fine-mesh sieve and reserve stock on the side. Discard solids. Pour the brandy over the cranberries and reserve separately.
  • When the goose is cooked, place it on a warmed platter, and pour off the fat that has collected in the roasting pan, being sure not to pour off the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Once most of the fat has been removed from the roasting pan, place it on the stovetop over medium heat on 2 burners. Add the minced shallots to the pan and cook for 1 minute, stirring with a wooden spoon to scrape up the browned bits. Add the brandy, cranberries, and thyme leaves and continue to cook until the brandy is nearly evaporated, about 1 minute. Add the reserved goose stock to the pan and reduce the heat to medium low. Continue to cook until the stock is reduced by about half and the sauce is thickened, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer the sauce to a sauce boat and serve alongside the goose. Serve the pearl onions on the side.
  • Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
  • Remove the neck, giblets and liver from the goose. Rinse the goose thoroughly inside and out under cold running water. Reserve the neck and giblets separately. Pat the goose dry with paper towels and season with the kosher salt and black pepper. Place the onions, carrots and celery in a medium bowl and toss to combine. Remove 1/2 cup of the vegetable mixture and set aside. Stuff the cavity of the goose with the remaining vegetable mixture, 2 bay leaves, 4 sprigs of thyme and 4 cloves of garlic. Truss the goose.
  • Using a fork, prick the skin of the goose on the thighs, back, and lower breast. Place the goose on a rack in a large roasting pan. Place the goose in the oven and roast for 20 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F, pour 1/3 cup of hot water over the breast and legs of the goose and continue to roast the goose for another 30 minutes. Open the oven door and pour another 1/3 cup of hot water over the breast and legs of the goose. Close the oven and cook the goose another 30 minutes. Pour a final 1/3 cup of hot water over the goose to help the fat render from the bird and cook the goose for a final 30 minutes. Insert an instant-read thermometer into the thigh of the goose without touching the bone and be sure that it registers at least 165 degrees F. If it does, remove the goose from the oven and allow to rest. If not, continue to roast the goose for another 30 minutes.
  • While the goose roasts, prepare the goose stock. Use a heavy, sharp knife to chop the goose neck into 2 or 3 pieces. Place the chopped neck and giblets in a 2-quart saucepan and sear over medium heat. Cook the necks and giblets, turning occasionally, until well caramelized, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the reserved 1/2 cup of vegetables, the remaining bay leaf, sprig of thyme, 2 cloves of garlic, and 1/4 cup sliced shallots and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are wilted and lightly caramelized, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the stock, increase the heat to high, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook the stock for 1 hour. After 1 hour, remove from the heat, strain through a fine-mesh sieve and reserve stock on the side. Discard solids. Pour the brandy over the cranberries and reserve separately.
  • When the goose is cooked, place it on a warmed platter, and pour off the fat that has collected in the roasting pan, being sure not to pour off the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Once most of the fat has been removed from the roasting pan, place it on the stovetop over medium heat on 2 burners. Add the minced shallots to the pan and cook for 1 minute, stirring with a wooden spoon to scrape up the browned bits. Add the brandy, cranberries, and thyme leaves and continue to cook until the brandy is nearly evaporated, about 1 minute. Add the reserved goose stock to the pan and reduce the heat to medium low. Continue to cook until the stock is reduced by about half and the sauce is thickened, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer the sauce to a sauce boat and serve alongside the goose. Serve the pearl onions on the side.
  • Set a 12-inch saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the goose fat to the pan and, once hot, add the pearl onions. Cook the onions until caramelized, 4 to 5 minutes, swirling the pan to ensure even browning. Deglaze the pan with the apple cider vinegar and, when nearly evaporated, about 30 seconds, add the apple cider, thyme leaves and salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to medium and continue to cook the onions until tender, and the cider has reduced to a syrup-like consistency, 7 to 8 minutes. Serve alongside the goose as a side dish.
  • Set a 12-inch saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the goose fat to the pan and, once hot, add the pearl onions. Cook the onions until caramelized, 4 to 5 minutes, swirling the pan to ensure even browning. Deglaze the pan with the apple cider vinegar and, when nearly evaporated, about 30 seconds, add the apple cider, thyme leaves and salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to medium and continue to cook the onions until tender, and the cider has reduced to a syrup-like consistency, 7 to 8 minutes. Serve alongside the goose as a side dish.

ROAST GOOSE



Roast Goose image

Provided by Food Network

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup honey
1 cup white vinegar
Enough water to cover the goose
One 10 to 12 pound fresh goose
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons dried thyme
2 tablespoons dried rosemary
4 cloves garlic
1 small onion
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup flour
3 cups chicken stock

Steps:

  • Place the honey, vinegar, and water in a pot large enough to hold the goose, submerged. Bring the liquid to the boil and add the raw goose to the pot. Return to the boil, reduce the heat and cook the goose at a strong simmer for 20 minutes to render some of the grease as well as begin to tenderize the normally chewy bird. Remove the goose from the liquid and allow to cool at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes, or until cool enough to handle.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Prick the goose skin all around the carcass. Season the cavity with half of the salt and pepper, add the herbs, onion and garlic. Truss the legs and season the outside of the goose with the remaining salt and pepper and the olive oil.
  • Preheat a heavy roasting pan for 10 minutes. Place the goose, breast side down, on a rack in the roasting pan and roast in the oven, skimming the fat and reserving it for another use, for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Turn the goose breast side up and roast, basting it with pan juices and skimming the fat, for 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours more, or until the juices run clear when the fleshy part of the thigh is pricked with a fork and a meat thermometer inserted in the fleshy part of the thigh registers 165 degrees.
  • Transfer the goose to a platter, remove the trussing string, and keep the goose warm, covered loosely with foil. Skim off all but 1/4 cup of fat from the pan juices, add the flour, and cook the roux over moderately low heat, stirring, until it has browned slightly. Add the stock in a stream, whisking, and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and strain the gravy into a heated sauceboat.

ROASTED GOOSE WITH PORT WINE CHERRY SAUCE



Roasted Goose with Port Wine Cherry Sauce image

Juicy and crispy, this goose is roasted to perfection and drizzled with a warm, rich, fruity sauce. Perfect for a special occasion!

Provided by Krystal

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Game Meats     Goose

Time 3h30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 (10 pound) whole goose
sea salt to taste
½ orange
½ lemon
½ Granny Smith apple
2 tablespoons goose fat
1 cup cherries, pitted and halved
1 cup port wine
1 ½ teaspoons grated fresh ginger root
¼ cup thinly sliced green onion
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons soy sauce
½ cup chicken stock

Steps:

  • Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Use a fork to prick the goose all over. Do not go into the meat, just through the skin. Season inside and out with sea salt, stuff with the orange, lemon, and apple; tie the wings behind the bird with cooking twine. Place breast-side-down into a roasting pan, and fill with 1/2-inch of water.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, then remove from the oven. Turn the goose breast-side-up, and prick the skin with a fork again. Add water to the pan to bring the level back up to 1/2-inch. Return the goose to the oven, and cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone reads 170 degrees F (75 degrees C), about 2 hours. Remove from the oven, and cover loosely with aluminum foil to rest.
  • Spoon 2 tablespoons of goose fat from the roasting pan into a small saucepan, and heat over medium heat. Stir in the cherries and cook until the cherries have softened and begun to release their juice, about 10 minutes. Stir in the port wine, and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil for 2 minutes, then stir in the ginger, green onion, sugar, soy sauce, and chicken stock. Return to a boil, then reduce heat to medium, and simmer until the sauce has reduced by half, or to your desired consistency, about 10 minutes. Serve the sauce alongside the goose.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 887.3 calories, Carbohydrate 10.1 g, Cholesterol 237.3 mg, Fat 60.7 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 65.1 g, SaturatedFat 18.8 g, Sodium 367.4 mg, Sugar 7.2 g

ROAST GOOSE WITH SWEET GLAZE



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While goose is thought of as a traditional Christmas entree, some people do not care for the all dark meat bird. My recipe will change their mind in one bite. The sweet citrus glaze compliments the rich, juicy meat perfectly. -Colleen Sturma, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 3h

Yield 10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 domestic goose (10 to 12 pounds)
1 teaspoon salt
2 small navel oranges, quartered
1 small onion, quartered
2 garlic cloves
3/4 cup orange marmalade
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

  • Sprinkle goose and inside cavity with salt. Prick skin well with a fork. Place the oranges, onion and garlic in cavity. Tuck wings under goose; tie drumsticks together. Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 2-3/4 to 3-1/4 hours or until a thermometer reads 180°. Cover loosely with foil if goose browns too quickly. If necessary, drain fat from pan as it accumulates., In a small saucepan, combine the marmalade, mustard, soy sauce, brown sugar and pepper. Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through. During the last 15 minutes of cooking, baste some of the glaze over goose., Place goose on a serving platter; cover and let stand for 15 minutes before carving. Just before serving, brush with remaining glaze.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 728 calories, Fat 47g fat (15g saturated fat), Cholesterol 196mg cholesterol, Sodium 630mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 55g protein.

ROAST GOOSE WITH CHESTNUTS, PRUNES AND ARMAGNAC



Roast Goose with Chestnuts, Prunes and Armagnac image

Categories     Fruit     Nut     Roast     Christmas     Prune     Goose     Cognac/Armagnac     Winter     Chestnut     Bon Appétit

Yield Serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 16-ounce package pitted prunes
3 cups beef stock or canned beef broth
1 3/4 cups dry red wine
1 1/4 cups prune juice
1 12- to 13-pound goose
1 orange, quartered
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon ground pepper
1 large onion, cut into 8 pieces
4 bay leaves
6 tablespoons Armagnac, Cognac or other brandy
1 tablespoon butter, room temperature
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
1 7 2/5-ounce jar steamed or roasted chestnuts
Chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

  • Combine prunes, stock, 1 1/2 cups wine and 1 cup prune juice in heavy medium saucepan. Simmer 10 minutes. Remove mixture from heat. Transfer 12 prunes to small bowl, using slotted spoon.
  • Preheat oven to 375°F. Pat goose dry. Pull out fat from cavity. Rub inside and out with cut side of orange. Combine salt and pepper and rub inside and outside goose. Place orange, onion, bay leaves and 12 drained prunes in goose cavity. Tie legs together. Place goose on rack in roasting pan. Pierce all over with small metal skewer or toothpick.
  • Roast goose 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350°F and roast 30 minutes longer. Remove fat from roasting pan. Combine remaining 1/4 cup wine and 1/4 cup prune juice and brush some over goose. Continue roasting goose until juices run clear when pierced in thickest part of thigh, basting goose with wine mixture and removing fat from pan occasionally, about 2 hours.
  • Transfer goose to platter and tent with foil. Let stand 20 minutes.
  • Strain prune poaching liquid, reserving prunes. Degrease roasting juices. Add 1/2 cup poaching liquid to roasting pan and bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits. Transfer to heavy medium saucepan. Add Armagnac, remaining poaching liquid and degreased roasting juices. Boil until flavors are intense, about 15 minutes. Knead butter and flour together. Whisk into sauce in small bits and simmer until thick, about 8 minutes. Add poached prunes and chestnuts and heat through. Sprinkle with parsley.
  • Carve goose into thin slices. Spoon sauce, chestnuts and prunes over.

Tips:

  • Prep the goose thoroughly: Ensure the goose is clean and dry, and remove any excess fat. Score the skin to help the fat render and allow the flavors to penetrate.
  • Use a flavorful marinade: Marinate the goose in a mixture of herbs, spices, and liquids to infuse it with flavor. Common ingredients include garlic, rosemary, thyme, juniper berries, and orange zest.
  • Roast the goose at a high temperature initially: This will help crisp up the skin and render the fat. Then, reduce the heat to allow the goose to cook thoroughly without drying out.
  • Baste the goose regularly: Use the pan juices or a mixture of melted butter and herbs to baste the goose while it roasts. This will help keep the meat moist and flavorful.
  • Make a flavorful sauce: Use the pan juices and drippings to make a rich and flavorful sauce to serve with the goose. Common ingredients include red wine, chicken stock, juniper berries, and cream.
  • Accompany the goose with delicious sides: Roast potatoes, braised red cabbage, and chestnut custard are classic accompaniments to roast goose.

Conclusion:

Roast goose is a delicious and impressive dish that is perfect for special occasions. With its crispy skin, tender meat, and flavorful sauce, it is sure to be a hit with your guests. By following the tips and techniques outlined in this article, you can create a roast goose that is both delicious and memorable. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and get ready to embark on a culinary journey that will leave your taste buds delighted.

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