Roast goose"christmas dinner"

HI
im gonna go all posh this year whats the best way to cook a goose ?
For christmas dinner its gonna be a frozen one tbh cant afford fresh ,just thought id go all english and enjoy what my nan was raveing about all the years ,never tried it before !!!!

£40 for a Fresh un, aint they ?

Originally Posted by c0axial

£40 for a Fresh un, aint they ?

£20 quid for frozen in lidl's only two of us this year

i thougt the traditional dish before turkey was duck...

word of warning mate it'll stink up your house whilst cooking it.

Originally Posted by blacksheep

word of warning mate it'll stink up your house whilst cooking it.

really....how so m8....

is it worth it though ??

Have a look on uktvfood.co.uk mate, great site for ideas etc. I've learnt a lot from there.

I do a big goose every Xmas

better than that dried up shiit called turkey

Simple to cook once home from the shops give it a good cleanup under the cold tap
when your ready to cook it pierce the outer skin a few times as this will help to remove alot of the goodness ((FAT)) that you keep and freeze to do your Roaties in
get a large bakin pan/lid to rest the bird in but put it on a baking tray inside this ((so the fat oozes outand away from the bird ))Ii sound like nigella lol
cook on a small light summat like gas mark 4 for about 4 hours, keeping an eye on the thing every hour. Test after 4 hours by giving it a poke with a skewer to see if it is cooked in the middle. when it is warm to touch in the middle turn up the oven to gas mark 6 ish to give the skin a good old crispin

when cooked remove bird from tin and set aside to slowly cool down, put the fat thats left over ((usually over 1 pint)) into freezer bags and letft to go cold before chilling/freezing to use anytime in the year for your roast taties




Enjoy the bird

I believe it's all the fats in it - but well worth it (tastes great as do the roasts done with it)