Recipes for December > Goose recipes > Amazon.com Best sellers: The most popular items on Amazon >
| | Traditional Christmas Goose
3 cups of chestnuts in shells
2 cups of chicken broth
one 11 pound goose
3 teaspoons of salt
1 teaspoon of white pepper
2 1/4 cups of peeled and sliced tart apples
1/2 cup of raisins
1 cup of boiling water
1 tablespoon of flour
1/2 teaspoon of sugar
Preheat oven to 325ºF.
Cut cross on top of each chestnut and bake until shells split open. Peel chestnuts. Bring broth to a boil in saucepan. Add chestnuts and simmer for 10 minutes. Drain, reserving broth. Set chestnuts aside to cool.
Wash and dry goose, then rub well with salt and pepper. Combine apple slices, raisins and chestnuts. Stuff goose with this mixture and truss.
Place goose breast side down, in roasting pan. Pour boiling water over goose and bake about 4 hours. After 1 hour, turn goose over and prick legs well. Continue to bake 2 1/2 hours longer, basting frequently with pan juices. After 3 1/2 hours, brush goose several times with cold salted water to make skin crisp.
Remove goose from roasting pan and place on a serving platter. Switch off oven and return goose to oven for 20 minutes.
Skim fat off pan juices, add boiling water to roasting pan, stirring to deglaze. Strain and add enough water to make 2 cups liquid. Thicken with flour mixed with enough cold water to form a thin paste. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and sugar.
Remove goose from oven and serve with gravy. Serves 12
|
|
| |
|
Basic-Recipes.com
|