Advice on goose - keep well away from NTG on his birthday!!!
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love goose at x-mas.
delicious.
good idea to try it first, if you get one from lidl and like it find a good butcher or farm shop for the main event, get wild if you can.
go for twice the weight of the turkey you normally buy.
we do the redcurrant jelly and sage thing.Yo an' Bob
Walk lightly on the earth
take only what you need
give all you can
and your produce will be bountifull
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hi all
got goose from Lidle's, was shocked as the all the main supermarkets staff looked at me like I had 2 heads when i asked for goose. Lidle's staff where not surprised, any way. Had goose tonight and it was lovely. Going to a open farm day to order goose for xmas, I think the goose will be even more lovely from a farm :-)
Thanks again all
have a good evening and a good weekend on the allotment if it actually stops raining.
Lorraine
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My Son is making his annual pilgrimage from Derby to see the peasants up North and has asked if he can cook the Christmas goose! Not sure about his culinary skills, but i've bought a frozen Goose from Lidl for £11.00 which I thought seemed a tad expensive.
I've had goose before, and even though I love it,I know it won't feed four of us. I'm not going to let on at present but I'm going to cop for a Turkey saddle as a backup!
I have got him the new Jamie Oliver dinners book for Christmas so I hope there's a recipe for him to follow!
I can't be bothered to look back through this thread or read the book so basically, bung it in oven on mesh to catch the grease? Will probably put bacon over it to keep the breast moist then cover the lot with tinfoil? Any idea how long to cook?My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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mmm love goose. Always have it for Christmas cause it's so much nicer than turkey. No need to worry about keeping it moist....the fat as it cooks will baste and mositen it. I just put a couple of slices of bacon over the legs to slow down their cooking times.
Other than that just keep an eye on the tray of fat (under the goose) cause you'll need to empty it at least once.
at gas mark 6 (200c/400f)
4.5kg - 1 1/2 to 2 hours
5kg - 2 to 2 1/2 hours
5.5kg - 2 1/2 to 3 hours
6kg+ - 3 to 3 1/2 hours
Merry Christmas!
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Originally posted by MissyMoo View Postmmm love goose. Always have it for Christmas cause it's so much nicer than turkey. No need to worry about keeping it moist....the fat as it cooks will baste and mositen it. I just put a couple of slices of bacon over the legs to slow down their cooking times.
Other than that just keep an eye on the tray of fat (under the goose) cause you'll need to empty it at least once.
at gas mark 6 (200c/400f)
4.5kg - 1 1/2 to 2 hours
5kg - 2 to 2 1/2 hours
5.5kg - 2 1/2 to 3 hours
6kg+ - 3 to 3 1/2 hours
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you too MissyMoo!My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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Oh dear..mine is going to be a 16lb...? 4hrs then? ( will have to watch out for the legs burning methinks)
Never had one so big before -hope it's not going to be tough
I can just imagine the smell of it cooking now....
...better go and eat my banana - humph"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
Location....Normandy France
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Originally posted by Nicos View PostOh dear..mine is going to be a 16lb...? 4hrs then? ( will have to watch out for the legs burning methinks)
Never had one so big before -hope it's not going to be tough
I can just imagine the smell of it cooking now....
...better go and eat my banana - humphMy Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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goose
we raise our own geese, they cost very little when young, keep your grass short, and do not need much else, good fun to have around also make good guards, can be noisy but usually not, we had two last year, one for christmas and one in the freezer for easter, very easy to do.
The fat is said to be very healthy compaired to other meats.
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