My Goose Was Already Cooked

Many years agone I recall trying to laid upwardly a Christmas goose. It wasn’t a total disaster, but I gain recall gamey, less-than-tender meat, too copious amounts of grease. So, despite several nutrient wishes for this iconic vacation roast, I decided it wasn’t something I wanted to revisit.

Then, I received an offering to endeavor a pre-cooked, smoked goose from Schiltz Foods. They’re the country’s largest goose producer, too a sponsor of this year’s Tasty Awards. They were offering their geese to direct Tasty Award nominees to endeavor out, too thence I decided to ambit it a whirl.

I’ll acknowledge to beingness skeptical since reheating pre-cooked meats commonly don’t gain the best results. However, this turned out amazingly well. As you’ll see, the pare roasted upwardly perfectly crisp, too the meat was moist too flavorful. By the way, I did zilch nutrient styling inwards this video, too the magazine-quality in conclusion production yous run into inwards these photos was precisely what came out of the oven.

Since the plane is brined too smoked, the gustation is that of a real rich, moderately salty ham. So, if yous desire a Christmas goose that genuinely tastes similar goose, this may non live on your best choice. But, if you’re considering a vacation ham, too desire a existent showstopper inwards the centre of the table, I intend this is a corking choice. Think of it every bit a delicious ham alongside wings.

I sacrificed one-half the wings to brand a basic reduction sauce, too the subtle smokiness worked wonderfully alongside the cerise wine, balsamic vinegar, too blackberry notes. The sauce is for sure optional, every bit this could live on served apparently alongside but to a greater extent than or less cranberry sauce on the side. I promise you’re able to ambit this real easy-to-prepare, gorgeous roast goose a try. Enjoy!

1 whole pre-cooked smoked goose (mine was close half-dozen pounds)

For the sauce:

2 apartment sections of goose’s wings

1/2 loving cup cerise wine

3 cups water

1 star anise

1/2 tsp fresh solid soil dark pepper

1/4 loving cup aged balsamic vinegar

1/4 loving cup blackberry jam

2-3 tablespoons mutual frigidity butter, cutting inwards cubes

salt to taste

Disclaimer: As stated above, this post was made possible past times Schiltz Foods, Inc., who provided the smoked goose gratis of charge. I’d similar to give cheers them for bringing goose dorsum into my life. If yous desire to a greater extent than information, or are interested inwards ordering a goose for the holidays, delight follow this link to their official website.

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