Ingredients
- 1 (8kg) goose
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 quince apple
- 2 kg sun-dried plums
- 2 dl red wine
- 1 clove garlic
- ยฝ tsp. ground pepper
- ยฝ tsp. salt
- ยฝ tsp. basil
- 1 tsp. powder sugar
- ยฝ tsp. whole cinnamon
- ยฝ tsp. sweet marjoram
- ยฝ tsp. ground wild marjoram
- 1 carrot pared and peeled
- 1 parsley root pared and peeled
Accompaniment
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Description
Goose is a great alternativ for christmas.
Method
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1
1. Clean the bird inside, strip of off the fat, and wash well all over.
2. Salt well inside and out, spice the inside with sweet marjoram, ground pepper, ground wild marjoram and basil, also putting in a small amount of garlic, onion, the washed and quartered quince apples, and parsley strands.
3.Place the spiced goose in a deep roasting pan. Arrange the sliced sections of carrot and parsley at its sides, pouring a little water underneath. Put into the oven and baste continously for three hours untilcrisp honey brown. If the juices become depleted, replenish by adding a little more water or soupbone stock.
4.Cut the roasted duck into equal-sizes pieces, baste with the pan juices, and serve over red wine with stewed plums. Flank with roasted potatoes smothered with onions, or red cabbage stewed in champagne.
5. Plums in Wine:
Stew the washed, sun dried plums covered in red wine for approx. 15-20 mins. with little sugar, lemon, clove and cinnamon.
There is no oven temperature on this recipe!