Christmas Goose

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (10 -12 lb) goose
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• thyme
• parsley
• 3 medium apples, quartered
• 3 medium onions, quartered
• 2 stalks celery, cut into 2 inch pieces
• 5 cups water
• 6 tablespoons flour
• beef broth

Recipe

• 1 remove neck and giblets from goose.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 trim extra fat from neck and tail.
• 4 rub inside and out with salt and pepper.
• 5 add 1 thyme sprig, 1 parsley sprig, 4 apple quarters, 4 onion quarters and 4 celery pieces to cavity.
• 6 repeat with remaining apples, onions, celery, thyme and parsley.
• 7 skewer cavity closed and lace tightly.
• 8 fold wings against back.
• 9 preheat oven to 500-degrees f.
• 10 set goose in pan breast side down.
• 11 prick skin well.
• 12 roast 30 minutes.
• 13 reduce oven temp to 400-degrees f.
• 14 and continue roasting for 30 minutes.
• 15 turn goose over; prick again.
• 16 roast 1 hour.
• 17 while goose is cooking, bring neck, giblets and 3 cups of water to simmer over medium low heat. simmer 10 minutes. remove liver and set aside. reduce heat to low and continue cooking for 1 1/2 hours. drain. set giblets aside. discard neck.
• 18 pour drippings from goose and set aside.
• 19 prick again.
• 20 pour 2 cups water in pan.
• 21 continue cooking for 1- 1/2 hours.
• 22 pour drippings from pan and set aside.
• 23 let goose stand 20-30 minutes.
• 24 while goose is resting, chop liver and giblets.
• 25 skim 6 tb fat from drippings and heat in pan over low heat.
• 26 stir in 3 tb flour and cook for 3 minutes.
• 27 degrease drippings and add to broth.
• 28 add enough beef broth to equal 3 cups.
• 29 add to pan.
• 30 increase heat to med.
• 31 high and cook until thick.
• 32 blend in chopped giblets and liver.
• 33 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 34 cook over low heat.
• 35 remove trusing thread and pins from goose.
• 36 throw away stuffing.