Anyone ever cook a goose?

[OnionPatch]

I made the mistake of sending my husband to the grocery store for a turkey and he came back with a goose. I've never eaten goose before. I don't know how to cook it, either. I had duck once and it was kind of oily and weird. I'm kind of bummed.

[Maple]

1. Yes

Cook it the same as any other bird, only put it on a rack so the fat drips down into the pan and you can remove it.

Duck and goose are delicious, just fattier than turkey.

[soothsayer]

2. He paid about $35 for that bird, I'll bet! I am going to cook mine

on the grill. Gonna prick it all over with a fork the night before (just the skin, not into the meat), then sit it in the fridge overnight uncovered. Re-prick it the next day, and cut some slits under the legs and wings.

I'm going to rub mine with Chinese 5 spice powder and serve it like a peking duck.

Save the fat if you can---it's the best thing in the world to add to ANY dish to give it rich flavor. YOu can even put it on cooked veggies (that's what fancy pants restaurants do). And of course don't forget to cook and eat the liver!

Some Peking duck recipes call for immersing the duck in boiling water briefly before cooking---you could try that, too.

I'm doing mine for New Year's, supposed to be lucky.

[DemBones DemBones]

3. My mom did once and always said

"Never again." Apparently, she had to keep taking it out of the oven to drain off the fat that kept accumulating in the pan.

But if you use a rack, as Maple suggested, it would work better, I'm sure.

Mother often cooked duck, though, roasted and served with cherry sauce -- yum.

[PartyPooper]

4. Can I have a gander at that when you're done?

:D

[Wapsie B]

5. Grandma always had

a goose and a turkey for Christmas dinner. Lots of good rich dark meat on a goose.

[OnionPatch]

6. Ok, so I'll use a rack

thanks.
Can I still stuff it? I really, really like stuffing. And I had some fresh sage ready.
Yes, he did pay a lot for it! I was a little ticked. I guess I'm a cheapskate. I kind of just wanted my turkey. x(

[Maple]

7. Yes, same as you would

any other bird...remove anything inside, wash it out, and stuff it.

That is very cheap for a goose actually.

The English always had goose for Christmas, it's a very old custom.

The skin, crispy and all, especially if you drizzle some of the fat over it while cooking, is mmmmmmmmmm.

I'm having goose tomorrow, and looking forward to it.

[OnionPatch]

8. Ok I'm going to think positive....

:bounce:
Goose for dinner! Fatty juice and crispy skin, yahoo!
It actually is sounding better by the moment. Maybe I just screwed the duck up last time.
Thanks for the tips.

[China_cat]

9. Stuffing in a goose

tends to be very greasy. We usually stuff the goose with quartered apples, celery stalks, onions and carrots to give flavor to the bird and then throw away that stuffing.

I'd make the stuffing on the side and before serving it, drizzle just a little of the goose fat onto it.

I wanted a goose this year but we were given a 24 lb. turkey. For just the 2 of us.

[Maple]

10. ?????????

I've never had the stuffing turn out greasy. And I use bread, thyme, sage, onion, butter, etc. No apples, celery, or carrots etc.

Why on earth would you drizzle goose fat on stuffing??

Good luck on 24 lbs of turkey for two people!

[China_cat]

11. For the flavor.

Goose fat is one of the all time really good flavors. Not so good for you, but great tasting. Better than butter. (And I love butter)

[Benhurst]

12. Yes, the fat is delicious. Don't throw it away. Use it for flavoring

other dishes. (And this is a 25-year vegetarian speaking!) Google "goose fat" for suggestions and recipes.

[Maple]

13. But the poster complained

about greasy stuffing, and said to cook some separately.

So drizzling fat on it, would defeat the purpose of cooking it separately.

[China_cat]

15. No it wouldn't.

Because you don't use as much as comes off the goose into the cavity. A tablespoon full at the most, for flavor, in a pound of stuffing replacing some of the butter that would normally be there.

I would love to find a goose that didn't drain the fat right through the cavity that you would normally fill with stuffing. (Take that back, I did have one once...wild goose. They aren't as fatty as farm raised.) Where do you buy yours?

[Benhurst]

17. And it's safer to cook the stuffing separately (as it is for other

birds as well.) Substituting goose fat for some of the butter is the right approach. Then Google for other uses of the extra goose fat you will have. If it is rendered (again Google), it has a long shelf life, like Indian ghee.

[China_cat]

16. Dupe, sorry

[justgamma]

14. We used to spread goose grease

on bread and sprinkle with sugar. Raisin, apple sweet dressing makes wonderful gravy and goes perfect with goose.

[Clark2008]

18. No, but I've had mine cooked before...

when I was in college and getting into all sorts of mischief!

Oh... wait... you don't mean that, do you?

;)

Merry Christmas (I'm punch drunk - waiting for the boy to doze off into dreamland so I can play Santa).