roast goose

The flavors in this roast goose recipe are similar to what you’d find in a marinade for a Cantonese roast goose (orange peel, ginger, soy, five spice, and garlic).

Orange Five-Spice Roast Goose and Potatoes

lb. goose

oranges

salt ((plus more for the cavity))

pepper

sugar

five spice powder

shaoxing wine ((or dry sherry))

soy sauce

garlic ((minced))

ginger

scallions ((cut into 4-inch lengths))

potatoes

herbs ((for the potatoes; rosemary, thyme, sage, etc.))

Note: Your goose should be close to room temperature when you’re ready to put it in the oven. Starting with a partially frozen bird is majorly bad juju.

Get your goose ready for roasting by removing the giblets and neck from the cavity. Use a sharp knife to trim any large pads of fat from the inside. Give the goose a really thorough rinse (including the cavity), and pat dry. Do not remove the flap of skin at the neck, just tuck it underneath the goose to keep it sealed.

If the goose is trussed, remove the string and pull out the legs and wings slightly, which will help with more even cooking. Place the goose in a foil-lined roasting pan. You definitely want there to be a sizeable rim around the pan, as the goose will release a lot of fat as it cooks.

Zest the oranges and mix the zest with 1½ teaspoons salt, pepper, sugar, five spice powder, shaoxing wine (or sherry), and soy sauce. Set aside.

Season the goose cavity with salt, and rub the minced garlic all throughout the cavity as well. Stuff the ginger slices and scallions into the cavity, along with the zested oranges, cut into quarters.

Rub the orange zest and five-spice mixture all over the goose, and set it aside for 30 minutes (you can also marinate it overnight for optimum results). During this time, preheat your oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Place the goose in the oven and cook for 10 minutes at 450 degrees F/230 degrees C. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F (190 degrees C) and cook for another 10-12 minutes per pound (about 1 hour and 45 minutes to 2 hours for a 10-pound goose. If your goose is larger, increase the cooking time accordingly). Feel free to adjust cooking times depending on your desired doneness, but don’t dry it out! When a meat thermometer in the thigh reads 165-170 degrees F, it’s done.

Every 30 minutes, baste the bird with the fat in the pan. About halfway through cooking, tent the breast loosely with foil and spoon out 3 tablespoons of goose fat.

Take this fat and toss it on a roasting pan with the potatoes, salt, pepper, and your choice of herbs—thyme, rosemary, whatever. Throw those into the oven with the goose in its last half hour and roast.

Once the goose is done roasting, take it out of the oven and cover with foil. Give the potatoes a stir and crank the heat up to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) to finish roasting. Let the goose rest for 20 minutes while the potatoes finish cooking.

Carve the goose and serve with the roasted potatoes. (Note: you can keep the rendered fat in a mason jar in the fridge and save it for roasted vegetables, beans, and stews).

Juicy roast goose with crispy skin, baked with flavorful apple-onion-chestnut stuffing.

Roast goose

goose (7.7lbs/3.5kg)

fine sea salt

black pepper

marjoram

thyme

butter

onion

stale dinner rolls

apples

3.5 oz (100 grams) cooked chestnuts

eggs

milk (60 milliliters)

honey

nutmeg

salt and pepper (to taste)

dry white wine

water

carrots

celery

garlic

couple twigs fresh herbs like rosemary and thyme

flour

Peel the onion, cut it in half, then into slices. Peel and core the apples then cut them into 1-inch (2.5 cm) chunks. Cut the rolls into 1-inch (2.5 cm) cubes. Melt the butter in a medium pot and add the onions. Cook for 4-5 minutes until soft and translucent. Take the pot of the heat, add the apples, rolls, and crushed chestnuts. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with milk and honey and add to the pot. Season the stuffing with marjoram, nutmeg, salt, pepper, and stir everything together.

Make the stuffing:

Remove the giblets and neck from the goose cavity (they are usually stored inside the goose in a plastic bag), reserve the neck for the gravy. Trim the excess fat from the tail. Wash the goose with wet paper towels then pat dry with paper towels - inside and outside. Optionally, chop off the ends of the wings, at the first joint (to prevent burning, this is more necessary for bigger birds), you can also use them for the gravy. Use a tip of a sharp knife to pierce the skin in a couple places around the thighs and the tail, creating tiny exit points for the escaping fat, do not poke or pierce the actual meat.

Stir the salt, pepper, marjoram, and thyme together and rub the goose with the mixture. Adjust the amount of salt to the bird&#039;s weight, for a 8lbs (3.5kg) goose I used 1.5 Tbsp, for a 10lbs (4.5kg) bird use about 2 Tbsp. Rub it outside, inside, then loosen the skin on the breasts (without completely detaching it or pricking it) and rub the breast meat under the skin with the spices (detaching the goose&#039;s skin is a little bit harder than with chicken or turkey, I usually need to cut with a knife or meat scissors a membrane that is between the skin and the breast then loosen the skin with my hands).

Preheat the oven to 450°F / 230°C / Gas Mark 8, no fan.

Stuff the goose with the stuffing. Use toothpicks to close the cavity at the bottom and around the neck (so that the filling won&#039;t fall out).

Chop the carrots, onion, and celery ribs into a couple of chunks. Add into a large baking dish along with the wine, garlic, fresh herbs, goose neck, and wing tips. Add about 1.5 cups of water.

Place the goose breast-side down on the vegetables or on a wire rack in the baking dish (If you don&#39;t have a wire rack that would fit in your baking dish, you can bake the goose on the wire rack that comes with the oven, and place the baking dish on one shelf below, to catch all the fat dripping from the goose). If you don&#39;t care about ultra-crispy skin you can place the goose simply at the bottom of the baking dish.

Prepare the goose:

The principle: Bake the goose 18 minutes / 1 lb + 30 minutes or 40 minutes / 1 kg + 30 minutes (baking time with the stuffing). For a 8 lbs goose this means: (18 minutes x 8 lbs) + 30 minutes = 175 minutes. 30 minutes at high temperature, then lower the temperature and bake it half the time breast side-down and the second-half the time breast-side up.

My goose was rather small and weighed with the stuffing 7.7 lbs (3.5 kg), so I baked it first 30 minutes at 450°F / 230°C, then reduced the temperature to 350°F / 180°C / Gas Mark 4 (no fan) and baked it for 1h 10 minutes. Next, I turned the goose over (breast-side up) and baked it for 1 h 10 minutes. After turning the goose breast-side up, sprinkle the breasts and legs again with a little bit of salt, this will help crisp up the skin (do this only if the breast was touching the liquid, meaning some of the salt from the skin went to the liquid). Adjust the baking time to the weight of your goose (for example, for a 10 lbs / 4.5 kg goose: bake it 30 mins at 450F/230C breast-side down, then 90 mins at 350F/180C breast-side down, then 90 mins at 350F/180C breast side-up).

Take the goose out of the oven, transfer it to a large plate, and leave to rest for about 15 minutes. While the goose is resting, prepare the gravy.

Bake the goose:

Strain all the liquid from the baking dish into a small pot. Most of this liquid is rendered fat. The fat (clear yellow liquid) will be at the top and brown drippings needed for gravy will be at the bottom. Try to collect the fat at the top, first with a ladle (reserve this pure, clear yellow fat for other dishes), then when the yellow fat will start to mix with the brown drippings (I discard this part) tilt the pot slightly and collect the fat with a spoon until you get about 1 cup brown liquid at the bottom of the pot (it will still be rather fatty). Pour the drippings into a small pot, add flour slurry (flour whisked with 2 teaspoons of cold water), bring to a boil, and cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes or until thickened (see notes for alternative gravy).

Make the gravy:

Carve the goose, serve with the gravy.

Enjoy!

Serve:

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