Tender Goose Saute Recipes

BARBECUE GOOSE LEGS

Steps:

• Season goose legs generously with salt and fresh cracked pepper. Preheat a skillet over medium-high heat and add enough fat to coat the bottom of the pan.
• Once the pan is hot, sear both sides of the legs until they are golden brown. Work in batches as needed. Transfer to crockpot.
• Reduce the heat to medium and add the onion. Sauté until soft and light brown in color. Add the garlic and cook for one minute, or until fragrant. Deglaze with the vinegar and stock, scraping up any browned bits at the bottom of the pan. Stir in the brown sugar, tomato paste, and fully flocked seasoning until incorporated.
• Increase the heat to high and boil the liquids for 3 to 5 minutes to let the sugars caramelize and slightly thicken. Season with salt and pepper if needed. Pour the liquids over the legs in the crockpot and cover with the lid. Set the heat to low and allow it to cook for 3 to 5 hours, or until fork tender.
• Pull the legs out and shred the meat with two forks. You can season it with more of the Fully Flocked if needed, and use the cooking liquids in the crockpot as a barbecue sauce. If the liquid is thin, you can place it back on the stovetop and boil down until thick. Serve on hamburger buns with coleslaw or inside of twice-baked sweet potatoes.
• *Ten to 12 snow goose, specklebelly, or lesser Canada legs, or four to six greater Canada legs.
• **Can be substituted with 2 to 3 tablespoons of your favorite barbecue rub.
• ***If you have a sauté setting on your pressure cooker, use that instead of a skillet. Pull the legs out after step 2 and place them back in at the end of step 4. Cook on high pressure for 1 to 2 hours, or until fork tender.

ROAST GOOSE WITH ORANGES AND MADEIRA

Steps:

• To make the goose:
• Remove excess skin, fat and quills from goose. Carefully lower goose into large pot of boiling water. Boil 1 minute. Remove from water. Pat dry. Place on rack in large pan. Chill uncovered 2 days.
• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add goose neck; cook until brown, turning once, about 5 minutes. Add slice shallots; sauté until tender, about 4 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups Madeira and 1 orange. Boil until reduced by 1/3, scraping up browned bits, about 3 minutes. Add broth and juice. Boil until reduced to 2 cups liquid, about 45 minutes. Strain sauce into saucepan. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Chill.)
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Pierce goose skin (not meat) all over with fork. Place halved shallots and remaining 3 oranges in cavity of goose. Tie leg together to hold shape. Season with salt and pepper. Place goose, breast side down, on rack in roasting pan. Roast 1 1/2 hours.
• Transfer goose to platter. Pour off fat from pan. Place goose, breast side up, on rack in pan. Roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 180°F. about 1 hour 15 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 450°F. Roast goose until golden, about 10 minutes. Transfer to platter.
• Pour off all fat from pan, leaving browned bits in pan. Pour 1/3 cup Madeira into pan. Gently heat pan while scraping up browned bits. Pour mixture into sauce. Dissolve cornstarch in remaining 2 tablespoons Madeira. Whisk into sauce. Boil until thickened to sauce consistency, about 7 minutes. Stir in 2 tablespoons honey. Season to taste with more honey, salt and pepper.
• To make the shallots:
• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots; sauté until golden, about 10 minutes. Stir in Madeira, broth and honey. Simmer until shallots are tender and liquid is reduced to glaze, about 1 hour 10 minutes. (Glazed shallots can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over low heat, stirring often, before serving.)
• Carve goose. Arrange slices on plates. Top with Madeira-glazed Shallots and sauce and serve.