In many families, the goose is a favorite traditional dish . The recipes are very diverse, combining various fillings and spices. Consider the most popular of them.
Goose Recipe with Apples
In order to make a popular dish with our own hands - a goose with apples, we need a goose of about 3.5 - 4 kg of weight, as well as spices such as pepper, salt, and apples (hard and sour). Getting to the cooking process.
First you need to rinse the goose under a cold stream of water and pat dry with a towel. Then the skin in the area of the hips, breast and abdomen needs to be pierced with a fork. As for the wings, it is better to cut them off, otherwise when frying they can become very unattractive, their appearance can ruin the aesthetic side of the dish. So, we rub the goose with salt and pepper.
Then we begin to prepare the filling. To do this, you need to cut the apples into quarters, and be sure to remember to remove the seed core. Next, we stuff our goose with chopped apple halves, not too tight.
The abdomen, which served as the place through which the stuffing process went, needs to be sewn with thread. Next, place the goose on a baking sheet so that the belly is at the top, in the pan you need to pour boiling water on about the finger. Then we put the goose in the oven for 15-20 minutes, 250 degrees. After that, the fire must be reduced to 180 degrees, but the cooking process does not stop, it will last about one and a half to two hours. In order to form a crispy golden crust, it is recommended to constantly water the goose with the fat formed during frying. 20 minutes before the goose is ready, we surround the apples with half cut apples. Such apples will serve as an excellent side dish. In order to check the readiness of the dish, we recommend poking it with a knife. If juice will stand out in the thickest layer, then our goose is definitely ready. If such a situation happens that the goose will burn on top, but will still be damp inside, it is better to cover the goose with foil. In this way, you can cook such a favorite dish as a goose. Cooking recipes do not end there.
Next, we will tell you how to cook a braised goose. The recipe is as follows.
In order to cook a stewed goose, take half a chopped goose, a couple of carrots, one apple (you can replace quince), we also need a couple of onion heads, tomato paste (ketchup can be used), and spices to taste.
So, we start preparing the goose. First we cut the goose into small pieces, salt them and pepper. Next, fry the resulting slices on goose fat on both sides, before forming a golden crust. After that, these pieces are placed in a tall bowl, the so-called goose bowl. We add the grated apple or quince, carrot, chopped onion there, all this is seasoned with tomato paste (or ketchup) and broth. Stew. After some time we put spices: bay leaf, pepper and wait for the end of cooking. Before serving, it is recommended to pour over the resulting sauce. As a side dish, you can use potatoes or rice. Thus, you can serve such a gourmet dish as a goose for the holiday. Recipes, as we see, are different.
Consider another recipe.
Baked goose.
If you want to deliciously bake a goose, you will need a bird of low weight, about one and a half kilograms. Also, butter - 100 grams, chicken broth about two hundred milliliters, water about 150 milliliters. Also, one lemon and various spices are included in the recipe: pepper and salt.
So, the baking process is as follows. Salted goose carcass and pepper inside and out. We put the goose on a baking sheet, pour oil. Next to the goose we put finely chopped onions and carrots. Then put the pan in the oven. When you notice that the vegetables are fried, pour the broth and lemon juice diluted with water into the pan. During baking, you need to periodically water the goose with the juice formed during baking, in addition, you need to turn it over so that it boils evenly from all sides.
The goose is ready. Serving it is recommended with two side dishes on a serving platter. It is better to strain the resulting sauce separately and serve in a gravy boat. Goose can be baked in a special culinary sleeve. By the way, quite juicy in this case, a goose is obtained. The recipes for cooking in the sleeve are very diverse, with the addition of vegetables, fruits, etc.
To summarize, we learned how to cook such a favorite dish as a goose. Cooking recipes can include options such as: fried goose, goose with prunes, buckwheat and much more.