Lloyd90 Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 For those of you cooking goose (or cooked it already) - did / are you draining the fat off or leaving it in the tray? My label says to baste the bird now and then but nothing about draining it off. 🤔 first time for goose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 Lloyd Baste the bird and save the fat, you can use it for ages to cook lovely roast spuds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted December 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 12 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Lloyd Baste the bird and save the fat, you can use it for ages to cook lovely roast spuds! That's the plan I've saved a big jar from some pasta sauce, but not sure it's big enough. Just not sure if should remove the fat as you go or leave it in there until done? It's got about 30 mins left and I've got between 1-2" of fat in the tray Heard its good on spuds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 Cover the bird with foil. 180 for hour and a half in a fan assisted oven. Drain the fat (keep it for later). Use some to baste. Repeat. After about 2.5 or 3 hours depending on how big the bird is take the foil off to crisp. (Based on 4kg bird and a fuzzy memory. Do not over cook or all the basting in the world won't save it. Use a jam jar to store the fat as it's great with roast potatoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted December 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 My bird said 2 hours 51 mins ... very precise... We're in the last 30 mins, foil has been taken off and a 500g of fat taken off, still plenty in the tray, will keep an eye and try not to over cook 😮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted December 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 We area fan of goose Plenty left, does it go in a curry tomorrow? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 Everything can go in a curry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Lloyd90 said: We area fan of goose Plenty left, does it go in a curry tomorrow? lol Have you been drinking? Save it for cold cuts and sandwiches with some nice chutney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted December 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Have you been drinking? Save it for cold cuts and sandwiches with some nice chutney. No my fingers are just greasy! Shocked how much fat came off that bird. I hope you've had a nice Christmas with family and friends btw I am shooting sporting clays on the 27th, trying to decide whether to shoot the 12 b or new 20 b and what chokes to use for either... nice problems to have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 Think you should have asked this a few days ago 😂😂 best get googling how to cook it before its goose is cooked I put that earlier but mustn't have submitted? Glad it was nice, went with turkey kids might not have liked the goose. An Aldi bird, very nice, get carving and freezing for another day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) I always cook the goose on a rack in the pan so that the fat drains away from the bird. Whilst the bird is resting after cooking, the fat separates from the brown tasty stuff, so the bulk of the fat is poured into a jar and the tasty residue, when thickened with a little flour and simmered with a good slug of port on the top of the stove makes cracking gravy. You can also take off some of the fat partway through the cooking to roast your parboiled potatoes in. Edited December 25, 2018 by amateur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 had goose years ago.payed £35 for it not much on it, so gone back to turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted December 25, 2018 Report Share Posted December 25, 2018 Goose is a lot nicer than turkey in my opinion. Have to admit there’s more meat on a turkey though. Cook on a rack, drain during cooking if it looks like it needs it. Use the fat for the roasters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 We used to keep the fat in a jar when i had a cold my missis used to rub my cheast with it the cold had gone next day. Its a very old cure for colds there was somethink else what we used it for but cant remember somebody will be along in a minute to tell me what it was thinking now ig might be we rubbed it on my joints❓ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatchap Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 We had a Code Red in the kitchen yesterday, Turkey crown from Icelands was a tad ripe when she unwrapped it. It stunk the house out. sending her into a meltdown the outcome was it was my fault. Luckily my brother works for a large pub chain and we managed to wrangle plenty of ready sliced turkey even enough for the obligatory turkey sarnies. Still my fault even this morning. I've only had goose once for Christmas dinner and about an hour later I was on the toilet for the rest of the day and into the night with my world pouring out of me. Rest of the family was fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon69 Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 16 hours ago, Mice! said: An Aldi bird, very nice, get carving and freezing for another day. Bought all the food from Aldi this year! Very impressed. The turkey was a 1/3rd of the price of the "bronze" medal one last year and tasted much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 2 hours ago, silver pigeon69 said: Bought all the food from Aldi this year! Very impressed. The turkey was a 1/3rd of the price of the "bronze" medal one last year and tasted much better. We got the rolly Polly one, seemed dear but very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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