Roasted Goose With Apple Rum Stuffing

Total Time: 4 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 (10 lb) goose
• 1 1/2 pints stock
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 6 large dessert apples, peeled cored chopped
• 4 tablespoons dark rum
• 1/4 teaspoon sage
• 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
• 12 ounces fresh breadcrumbs
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 soak chopped apples in 4 tbsp of dark rum for 4 hours.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 f.
• 3 place goose on a rack in a rosting pan.
• 4 mix together the apples, sage, mace and breadcrumbs.
• 5 season to taste with salt and pepper and spoon inside the goose cavity.
• 6 combine the salt and pepper and rub all over the outside of the goose.
• 7 prick the entire goose with a fork.
• 8 cover the breast with a piece of greased aluminium foil.
• 9 roast goose for 30 minutes at 350 f.
• 10 remove from oven, skim off excess fat.
• 11 pour stock all over the goose.
• 12 re-cover goose with greased aluminium foil and roast for 2 1/2 hours.
• 13 remove foil and cook for 1 hour so the breast crips and browns.
• 14 place goose on a warmed serving dish skim off excess fat from roasting pan.
• 15 reduce pan juices rapidly, to make a thickened gravy.