Ganseklein Fricaseed Goose Recipes

Steps:

• Calculate the cooking time: cook for 10 mins at 240C/fan 220C/gas 9, then reduce to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5 and cook for 20 mins per kg for medium-rare, 32 mins per kg for more well done, plus 30 mins resting.
• If the goose is ready-trussed, then loosen the string and pull out the legs and wings a little - this helps the bird cook better.
• Check the inside of the bird and remove any giblets or pads of fat. Using the tip of a sharp knife, lightly score the breast and leg skin in a criss-cross. This helps the fat to render down more quickly during roasting.
• Grate the zest from 4 lemons and 3 limes. Mix with 2 tsp fine sea salt, 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder and pepper, to taste.
• Season the cavity of the goose generously with salt, then rub the citrus mix well into the skin and sprinkle some inside the cavity.
• Stuff the zested fruit and a small handful of parsley, thyme and sage sprigs inside the bird and set aside for at least 15 mins. Can be done up to a day ahead and kept refrigerated.
• Heat oven to 240C/fan 220C/gas 9.
• If you want to give the bird a nice golden skin, brown in a large frying pan (or a heavy-based roasting tin), using a couple of tbsp olive oil. Holding the bird by the legs (you may like to use an oven glove), press it down on the breasts to brown.
• Once browned, place the bird in the roasting tin. Drizzle with 3 tbsp clear honey and sprinkle with 1 tbsp thyme leaves.
• Roast for the calculated time, turning the heat down after 10 mins to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Cover the goose with foil if it is starting to brown too much.
• Every 30 mins or so, baste the bird with the pan juices, then pour off the fat through a sieve into a large heatproof bowl. You will end up with at least a litre of luscious fat - save this for the potatoes and other veg.
• At the end of the cooking time, leave to rest for at least 30 mins, covered loosely with foil. The bird will not go cold, but will be moist and much easier to carve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Spread butter over bottom and sides of an unheated 10" skillet.
• Sift flour and salt together.
• Beat eggs thoroughly; add flour alternatively with milk a little at a time.
• Beat until smooth and pour batter into prepared frying pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 350F and bake for 10 to 15 minutes more.
• The pancake should puff up at the sides and be crisp and golden.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar and lemon juice; roll up like an omelet.
• Serve on a hot platter.

Steps:

• Add butter and sugar to hot milk and stir until butter is melted and sugar dissolved.
• Cool to lukewarm.
• Stir in softened yeast, eggs and flour (use more flour if necessary to make a stiff batter).
• Beat mixture thoroughly, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled.
• When light, beat again thoroughly.
• Grease and flour three 9" cake pans.
• Fill the pans with dough.
• Combine soft bread crumbs with melted butter, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon and mix well; sprinkle over tops.
• Let rise for 20 minutes and bake at a preheated 400F oven for 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Melt butter and cook onion about five minutes.
• Add salt, pepper, parsley and potatoes; barely cover with boiling water and cook until tender.
• Mix flour with enough water to make a thin paste; add to potatoes and cook until thickened .

Steps:

• If goose is frozen, place it in the refrigerator overnight to thaw. Remove goose from the refrigerator, and let it stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Rinse goose inside and out with cold running water, and pat it dry with paper towels. Trim as much of the excess fat as possible from the opening of the cavity. Remove the first and second joints of the wings, and set them aside for use in making the stock.
• With the point of a sharp knife, prick the entire surface of the goose skin, being careful not to cut into the flesh. Fold the neck flap under the body of the goose, and pin the flap down with a wooden toothpick. Generously sprinkle the cavity with salt and pepper, and insert 2 carrot halves, 2 celery-stalk halves, garlic, thyme, and sage. Using a piece of kitchen twine, tie the legs together. Generously sprinkle the outside of the goose with salt and pepper, and place it, breast-side up on a wire rack set in a large roasting pan.
• Roast goose in the oven until it turns a golden brown, about 1 hour. With a baster, remove as much fat as possible from the roasting pan every 30 minutes. Reduce the heat to 325 degrees, and roast until the goose is very well browned all over and an instant-read thermometer inserted into a breast, not touching a bone, registers 180 degrees, about 1 hour after reducing the temperature.
• Meanwhile, prepare goose stock, which will be used when making the gravy and the dressing. Trim and discard any excess fat from the wing tips, neck, and giblets, and place them in a small stockpot. Add 4 carrot halves, 4 celery-stalk halves, both onion halves, parsley, bay leaf, peppercorns, and enough water to cover the bones and vegetables by 1 inch (about 2 1/2 quarts water). Place the stockpot over high heat, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low, and simmer stock, skimming the scum as it forms, for 2 hours. Strain stock through a cheesecloth-lined strainer. Remove and discard the fat floating on the surface of the stock, and set the stockpot aside.
• Remove goose from the oven, and transfer it to a cutting board that has a well. Let the goose stand 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the gravy. Pour off all the fat from the roasting pan, and place the pan over high heat. Pour in wine, and cook, stirring up any brown bits with a wooden spoon until the cooking liquid is reduced by three-quarters. Add 2 cups goose stock, and cook, stirring until the liquid is again reduced by three-quarters. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in butter, and cook until slightly thickened. Pass the gravy through a cheesecloth-lined strainer into a gravy boat, and serve with the goose.

Steps:

• Make a filling of sausage(s), diced potatoes, chopped onion, pepper and cabbage.
• Add seasonings and mix well.
• Wash stomach well. Drain and fill stomach with stuffing.
• Close opening of stomach securely by "sewing" together using toothpicks.
• Place stuffed stomach in a roasting pan with enough water in pan to cover bottom and bake at 350F for approximately 3 hours - stomach should be brown (like a done turkey!).
• Slice and serve.

Steps:

• Season meat well by rubbing with salt, pepper and ginger; cover and let stand at least 12 hours in the refrigerator.
• Place in a stockpot and cover with boiling water; add onion and celery, simmer gently until tender.
• Remove meat; skim fat from broth.
• Add flour to a little water and mix to a smooth paste; add to broth and heat until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Add parsley and pour over goose.