New Year's Eve! And the last two recipes! Hurrah! We searched high and low for a goose that wasn't going to bankrupt us and the hubby marvellously managed to find a frozen one in Sainsbury's for a mere £28, on Christmas Eve. Ha! We'd never had goose before, either of us, and ironically found out two days before Christmas that the aunt we were visiting for Christmas Day had decided to roast two geese for lunch this year - so we ended up having it twice in a week! Bizarre. Luckily we both really liked it on Christmas Day - phew.
Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture until we'd finished eating... whoops... but here's a picture of the carcass :)
It's not really a recipe in the book - no additions other than some salt, but I followed the cooking instructions exactly, and it was perfect. Not dry, not too fatty, crispy on the outside, and I did all of the accompaniments - the
onion gravy from the pork leg with added juniper and redcurrant jelly (okay, cranberry sauce, but near enough...), the
cabbage with orange and juniper, roast potatoes, and apple and lemon puree. Delicious. If goose wasn't so pricey, I would do this again. Frequently...
Now, on New Year's Day, the carcass has been picked, an enormous pot of stock has been made with the remains, there's a big tub of goose fat saved for future roasties, and I'm going to freeze some of the stock and use the rest to make some restorative noodle soup with the picked goose meat. Yum.
And here are the dinner guests post-goose:
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and don't you all look marvellous!
we ate the goose at New Year at the beginning of the Challenge, and here is a reminder of the event, shared with our friends and their gorgeous kids. http://maggiedon.blogspot.com/2009/01/roast-goose-and-red-cabbage.html
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