My Goose Was Already Cooked

Many years agone I retrieve trying to ready a Christmas goose. It wasn’t a total disaster, but I attain retrieve gamey, less-than-tender meat, in addition to 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 crusade a pre-cooked, smoked goose from Schiltz Foods. They’re the country’s largest goose producer, in addition to a sponsor of this year’s Tasty Awards. They were offering their geese to pick out Tasty Award nominees to crusade out, in addition to thus I decided to laissez passer on it a whirl.

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

Since the plane is brined in addition to smoked, the gustation is that of a real rich, moderately salty ham. So, if yous desire a Christmas goose that truly tastes similar goose, this may non last your best choice. But, if you’re considering a vacation ham, in addition to desire a existent showstopper inwards the catch of the table, I intend this is a bully choice. Think of it every bit a delicious ham alongside wings.

I sacrificed one-half the wings to brand a basic reduction sauce, in addition to the subtle smokiness worked wonderfully alongside the crimson wine, balsamic vinegar, in addition to blackberry notes. The sauce is sure optional, every bit this could last served apparently alongside but roughly cranberry sauce on the side. I promise you’re able to laissez passer on this real easy-to-prepare, gorgeous roast goose a try. Enjoy!

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

For the sauce:

2 apartment sections of goose’s wings

1/2 loving cup crimson wine

3 cups water

1 star anise

1/2 tsp fresh 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 shipping was made possible past times Schiltz Foods, Inc., who provided the smoked goose gratuitous of charge. I’d similar to give thank yous 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.