Prep. 4 days
Cooking 5 hours
Ready In 4 days or so
I used this recipe on Christmas and it was the first time I made a goose. I used a 10 lb goose & the cooking method was terrific. I pricked the goose all over & then boiled it briefly, for about a minute. I stuffed the bird with aromatics (apple, onion, celery) and then roasted it. The skin was not greasy at all. I didn't use the stuffing recipe reccomended in this recipe, but of all the cooking methods I read online, this appeared to be the best. I plan on using it again. The key is to have a roasting rack that is high off the bottom of the pan.
This is a fantastic recipe, I've made it many times. It results in a bread with a similar texture to corn bread but wheaty / grahammy tasting. Slighty sweet so a good breakfast bread, but not too sweet to eat with dinner. I've found you can substitute vegetable oil for the shortening without changing the result much except that the thinner batter makes a smoother crust (cutting back slightly on the liquid will give the same craggy crust that the shortening version produces). I've also substituted buttermilk for the milk with good result.
As my granddaughter responded mmmm yummy delicioso. I substituted 3/4 c of all purpose flour for whole wheat flour. I will make this recipe more often.