Any event can be made even more special by placing a whole roast wing on the festive table, especially in the case of the Martinmas Day goose. Although it's usually the head of the family who distributes it, it's then a battle to see who gets the best bites...
Ingredients for 4 people:
- 1 whole goose with offal
- 10 dkg goose fat
- Salt, black pepper to taste
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- 2 sprigs thyme
- Half a tbsp marjoram
- a 1db apple
- 1 large head of onion
Preparing the Martinmas Day goose:
- It is always a good idea to marinate the whole roast goose the day before. This is necessary because the long cooking time means that if the goose is seasoned immediately before roasting, it will burn easily and the skin will not have such a nice, uniform colour.
- To make the marinade, boil the spices, onion and garlic in a pot of water to bring out the flavours, then pour the strained and cooled marinade over the goose, covering it completely. Put it in the fridge for a day to allow it to permeated with flavours.
- The next day, remove from the brine, pat dry, and rub the salt all over the skin and abdomen. In the cavity, place a bunch of fresh parsley greens and the cored apple cut into four pieces. During roasting, these provide the necessary internal humidity for softening, and the flavour of the roasted apples goes very well with the goose meat.
- The wing tips and the thighs wrap them separately in aluminium foil to prevent them from burning. Brush the pan with a little goose fat and place the prepared bird in it. Cover with aluminium foil and place in the oven at 140-150 °C for an hour and a half.
- When the time is up, take it out, turn it over, baste well with the rendered fat and cover again and continue cooking at the same temperature for another hour and a half. (If not, you can continue cooking for another half an hour), and finally, without the foil, brown the skin at around 190-200° C.
- Before serving, remove the parsley greens and apples from the cavity and serve the Martin's Day goose with a garnish of your choice.
Enjoy your meal!
