Roast goose with molasses glaze and apricot stuffing

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Molasses
2 teaspoons Bottled hot pepper sauce
1 teaspoon Fresh Gingerroot; finely grated
10 pounds To 12 pound domestic goose
8 ounces Onion; chopped (about 1-3/4 cups)
1 each Celery stalk; chopped (1/2 cup)
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
1 tablespoon Garlic; minced
½ tablespoon Black pepper; cracked
1 tablespoon Fresh thyme; chopped -OR-
1 teaspoon Dried thyme
1 tablespoon Parsley; chopped
1 teaspoon Garlic; chopped
½ teaspoon Black pepper; coarsely ground
Salt to taste
1 tablespoon Fresh sage; chopped -OR-
½ teaspoon Dried rubbed sage
1 cup Dried apricots; chopped
2 cups Coarsely-crumbled day-old corn bread
Salt to taste
1 each Egg
1½ cup Rich chicken stock
Small apples and grapes for garnish

Directions

MOLASSES GLAZE

ROAST GOOSE

APRICOT STUFFING

To Make Molasses Glaze:

In medium bowl combine molasses, bottled hot pepper sauce, ginger, garlic, and coarsely ground black pepper. Mix well and set aside.

To Make Roast Goose:

Preheat oven to 425F. Remove giblets from goose to use another time. Rinse goose in cold water, removing as much fat as possible from body cavity. Pat goose dry with paper towels.

Pierce skin all over with tines of large fork. Season goose with salt insode and out. Arrange beast side up on rack in large shallow roasting pan.

Roast at 425F for 15 minutes.

Reduce oven temperature to 350F. Continue roasting for 20 to 23 minutes per pound until thermometer inserted between leg and thickest part of thigh registers 180F. (Make sure thermometer does not touch bone.)

Drain off all fat from pan. Brush some of molasses glaze completely over goose. Continue roasting 20 minutes, brushing with molasses mixture after 10 minutes.

Remove goose from oven. Cover with foil and let stand 15 minutes before carving.

To Make Apricot Stuffing:

While goose is roasting, butter deep 1-½ quart casserole. In medium skillet, saute onion and celery in hot oil over medium-high heat until soft, about 4 to 5 minutes.

Pour into large bowl. Add garlic, cracked pepper, thyme, parsley, sage, apricots, corn bread, and salt to taste. Toss to mix. Set aside.

In small bowl whisk together egg and stock. Pour over stuffing.

Mix well. (Mixture will seem soupy.) Pour into baking dish.

Bake at 350F for 40 minutes until hot in center.

To serve the whole thing:

Arrange goose on serving platter. Garnish with apples and grapes.

Carve goose. Serve with apricot stuffing.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings.

From Chef Dean Fearing at The Mansion on Turtle Creek; Dallas, Texas.

_Roast Goose with All the Fixings_ December, 1995"Victoria" magazine. Typos by Jeff Pruett. Submitted By JEFF PRUETT On 11-30-95

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