Spiced Roast Goose With Dried Fruit Pan Sauce Recipes

ROAST GOOSE WITH CITRUS AND HERBS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500.
• Remove giblets and neck from goose.
• Remove excess fat from main cavity of goose.
• Rinse goose inside and out with cold water.
• Pat dry with paper towels.
• Combine thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper in small bowl.
• Place goose, breast side down on a rack in a roasting pan.
• Sprinkle goose with half of herb mixture.
• Place orange and lime wedges in cavity of goose.
• Turn goose so that breast side is up.
• Sprinkle remaining herbs over goose.
• Roast goose 1 hour.
• Turn off oven (do not open oven door) and let goose stand in oven 45 minutes (thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh will register 180.) Remove goose from oven; cover and let rest 10 minutes.
• Slice and serve.

PERFECT SPICED ROAST GOOSE

Steps:

• For the marinade; in a large saucepan combine 2 cups water with 2/3 cups soy sauce, celery, dried onion and 1 tablespoon sugar; bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook uncovered until the celery is tender, stirring frequently.
• Cool mixture to room temperature.
• Pour the marinade into a large resealable bag; add in whole goose, then seal bag and turn to coat.
• Refrigerate for 4 hours turning several times.
• After 4 hours of refrigeration time discard marinade.
• Sprinkle JUST THE INSIDE of the goose cavity with salt and pepper (you will season the outside of the goose with salt the last 1-1/2 hours of cooking).
• Rub the outside of the goose with vegetable oil.
• Place goose on a shallow roasting pan.
• Set oven to 325 degrees.
• In a small cup or bowl combine the cinnamon with garlic powder and anissed; rub spice mixture all over the outside of the goose.
• Bake UNCOVERED for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile while the goose is cooking; in a small saucepan combine the vinegar with 1 tablespoon soy sauce, honey, remaining 2 cups water; bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered until reduced by about half.
• Remove the goose from oven and baste the goose generously with honey mixture.
• Sprinkle lightly with salt.
• Return to oven and bake UNCOVERED for another 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cover with foil and return to oven to bake for about 1-1/2 to 2 more hours or until a meat thermometer reads 180 degrees (basting occasionally with remaining honey mixture if desired).
• Let stand covered with foil for about 20 minutes or more before carving (do not prick with a fork or slice during this time or juices will flow out of the goose).
• For the gravy; strain pan juices, then skim and discard any fat.
• In a small saucepan combine cornstarch with cold water until smooth; whisk into the pan juices and bring to a boil, cook and stir for about 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Serve the gravy with the goose.
• Delicious!

SPICED ROAST GOOSE WITH DRIED-FRUIT PAN SAUCE

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.