Goose with honey
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. Goose is quite a fatty bird, so when roasting it, you need to monitor the fat and collect it, otherwise the dish will turn out too greasy. For preparing goose with honey, we need a medium-sized bird; I was lucky: my goose was young and not overly fatty. You can use any honey, but it must be liquid, not crystallized. Use sweet-sour apples, as they pair wonderfully with goose. The finished dish can now be served.
Instructions
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Step 1
Wash the fresh goose thoroughly and check to ensure no feathers remain.
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Step 2
Dry the goose with paper towels, rub it thoroughly with salt and pepper. Let it sit for about an hour.
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Step 3
While the goose is absorbing the spices, prepare the stuffing and the basting mixture.
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Step 4
Peel the apples (you can leave the skin on), then cut them into slices. In a separate container, mix the mustard with honey.
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Step 5
Stuff the goose with apples.
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Step 6
And then carefully and thoroughly coat it with the mustard-honey sauce.
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Step 7
On all sides, so that the crust is golden brown.
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Step 8
Use toothpicks to tightly secure the cut, as shown in the photo.
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Step 9
Place the goose on a baking sheet, pour in hot water (about one finger high), preheat the oven to 140–150°C, and put the goose in for the first hour. Then check the rendered fat (goose is a fatty bird)—remove the fat and refill the water to the original level. Cover the bird with foil and bake for another hour. The total baking time is about 3–4 hours (depending on weight; my goose was about 5 kg and took around 4.5 hours). For the last half hour, remove the foil and baste the bird with the fat from the baking sheet to form a crispy crust.
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Step 10
Just be careful not to overcook the bird in the oven—mustard and honey can cause burning if the goose is left in too long, and not everyone likes that. If you've deeply pierced the bird and no more juice comes out (or the juice is clear, without blood), then the goose is done. Turn off the oven.
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Step 11
You can serve the ready honey goose with a light potato side dish or without a side dish at all.