Roast Goose with Stuffing

A great way to make stuffed goose. A stuffing of bread cubes, currants, apples, savory herbs and butter is stuffed and baked in a holiday goose.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr 45 mins
• Total Time: 5 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 1169 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup dried currants
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 3 whole cloves
• 10 slices French bread, cut into cubes
• 4 apples - peeled, cored and sliced
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 1 (10 pound) goose
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 1 sprig fresh marjoram
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed chicken broth
• 0.25 cup water
• 0.25 cup white wine

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Make the stuffing: Combine bread, apples, currants, butter, thyme, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.

Step 3

Prepare the goose: Wash inside and out. Pat dry. Stuff with stuffing mix, truss, and tie goose. Prick bird all over with fork.

Step 4

Heat oil in a roasting pan on top of the stove. Brown goose lightly on all sides, then drain off pan drippings. Set goose breast side up in the roasting pan. Add a little water, cover, and roast in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Discard fat from the roasting pan.

Step 5

Combine onion, carrot, celery, garlic, bay leaf, cloves, fresh thyme, and marjoram in a mixing bowl and sprinkle around the goose.

Step 6

Continue roasting uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes per pound, draining off fat at intervals. Add more water as required.

Step 7

Transfer cooked goose to a platter and keep warm by covering loosely with foil.

Step 8

Make the gravy: Skim off remaining fat in pan and heat drippings and vegetables on top of stove until mixture is reduced. Stir in chicken broth, white wine, and tomato paste. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, then strain gravy.

Step 9

Mix water and cornstarch in a small bowl. Add cornstarch mix, a little at a time, to thicken the gravy if necessary.