How to cook a pinkfoot?

[utectok]

I have heard they can be dry whats the best way to roast my wee pinkie? I shot it in the winter (my first one) and thought it would make a good easter treat any cooking tips?

Cheers

[Blackbart]

Cook it on a low heat for a long time and regular basting.I find with geese if it is an old bird it will taste like rubber no matter what you do to it.Hence if a skien comes over always shoot the one at the back because they are the young uns and taste better.

[hogey]

Hi

 

I had a one out of the freezer a few months ago and quite frankly it was bloody awful.Cooked it in one of them roasting bags and to say it was tough would be an understatement.Good luck

 

Hogey

[henry d]

Always treat them as a tough bird unless you know they are birds of the year by their plumage and foot colour, so try a casserole with the bird in cider or white wine.

 

As for the statement below it is totally false.

 

Hence if a skien comes over always shoot the one at the back because they are the young uns and taste better.

[utectok]

I was told it was a juvenile bird as the tail feathers were very short, but maybe casserole is better anyhow?

[Blackbart]

Always treat them as a tough bird unless you know they are birds of the year by their plumage and foot colour, so try a casserole with the bird in cider or white wine.

 

As for the statement below it is totally false.

 

Yea well you would say that wouldnt you.

 

The leader of the skein changes as lead birds take a break and goes to the back ON A LONG OR MIGRATORY FLIGHT.

 

If they have just left an estuary or are returning after feeding the skein will be headed up by the adults and the juveniles will bring up the rear....until they know where they are going(by which time they are not juveniles).

 

You may think this is wrong but i have found this from experience and not out of a book.

[henry d]

Yea well you would say that wouldnt you.

 

The leader of the skein changes as lead birds take a break and goes to the back ON A LONG OR MIGRATORY FLIGHT.

 

If they have just left an estuary or are returning after feeding the skein will be headed up by the adults and the juveniles will bring up the rear....until they know where they are going(by which time they are not juveniles).

 

You may think this is wrong but i have found this from experience and not out of a book.

Apologies for a slight digression.......

 

Why would I say that ?? unless I feel it is true ?If you have some problem with me or my answers please PM me.

 

Geese don`t "Go to the back..." as you say, they simply allow the bird to the left or right to take over the wind deflecting duties whether it is a migratory/long flight or when moving between a roost and feed site or vice versa.

When an older bird sees a likely feed/roost site it will start a different call and then start to either break away or move into a position where it can pull sections of the skein towards the desired site and if it is a few older geese seeing it then the skein may break into many different parts. These observations are made over almost 20 years watching geese on the Tay, Eden and Earn river systems as well as the major roost of Dupplin Loch, a SSSI and also to a lesser extent the areas of the bloody inches around Murthly/Bankfoot and around Loch Leven.

[Warm Barrels]

Apologies for a slight digression.......

 

Why would I say that ?? unless I feel it is true ?If you have some problem with me or my answers please PM me.

 

Geese don`t "Go to the back..." as you say, they simply allow the bird to the left or right to take over the wind deflecting duties whether it is a migratory/long flight or when moving between a roost and feed site or vice versa.

When an older bird sees a likely feed/roost site it will start a different call and then start to either break away or move into a position where it can pull sections of the skein towards the desired site and if it is a few older geese seeing it then the skein may break into many different parts. These observations are made over almost 20 years watching geese on the Tay, Eden and Earn river systems as well as the major roost of Dupplin Loch, a SSSI and also to a lesser extent the areas of the bloody inches around Murthly/Bankfoot and around Loch Leven.

Quite right "Henry d" I remember from my days at the Game Conservancy the very same question "Do they go to the back of the V when in the skein" You have it spot on there mate.

As for cooking ..well Mrs Gamekeepers has read this thread and she says " ALWAYS cook in a slow oven taking time to baste the bird over 20mins per lb ..Then for the final 1hr place on a grill tray in the oven with a tray under to catch any excess fat and then place bird in a bowl of warm water until more fat comes out and floats to top of water..THEN warm to eat..... Fancy one now for Easter Diner...... But Henry d ..youre spot on mate

[Blackbart]

Apologies for a slight digression.......

 

Why would I say that ?? unless I feel it is true ?If you have some problem with me or my answers please PM me.

 

Geese don`t "Go to the back..." as you say, they simply allow the bird to the left or right to take over the wind deflecting duties whether it is a migratory/long flight or when moving between a roost and feed site or vice versa.

When an older bird sees a likely feed/roost site it will start a different call and then start to either break away or move into a position where it can pull sections of the skein towards the desired site and if it is a few older geese seeing it then the skein may break into many different parts. These observations are made over almost 20 years watching geese on the Tay, Eden and Earn river systems as well as the major roost of Dupplin Loch, a SSSI and also to a lesser extent the areas of the bloody inches around Murthly/Bankfoot and around Loch Leven.

 

Geese DO go to the back on a long or migratory flight or sometimes they dip inside the skein because the vortex created by the skein is like floating in dead air and gives them a breather.If they do this the rest of the birds do not like it as it is seen as shirking their duties and freeloading and a lot of honking ensues.If they are flighting from roost to a likely feed site the decision to move will be taken by an elder goose and the direction will be decided by an elder goose,the young geese will follow.The skein will break if an older bird see's a likely feeding site and will be followed by the rest of the skein,invariably the older birds will recognise this call immediately and lead the way,thus the young birds will follow.In a decoying situation if you shoot the lead birds they will more than likely be older birds.

 

 

Yes i do have a problem with you and your answers.But i won't be sending you a PM as i would prefer to do it in the open unlike you who send's snidey PM's saying you are going to ban people,as you are prone to doing on whatever whim you feel like that day.You conduct yourself in a condescending manner to not just me but most of your replies to any topic or poster on the board so there you are,that is my opinion. I haven't swore or broke any forum rules but that doesnt normally matter to you...........

[ryantidgwell]

[utectok]

Wow what an interesting diversion only wanted to cook a goose and it seems I have some tempers boiling. Thanks for the cooking tips though!

XX

[markm]

I have heard they can be dry whats the best way to roast my wee pinkie? I shot it in the winter (my first one) and thought it would make a good easter treat any cooking tips?

Cheers

 

 

The only way to cook a goose.

 

Roast it in a hot oven with an axe head, when the axe head is burnt throw the goose in the bin and eat the axe.

[fenntay]

Wow what an interesting diversion only wanted to cook a goose and it seems I have some tempers boiling. Thanks for the cooking tips though!

XX

 

try de breasting a goose then dice the breasts into 1/2 " cubes then shallow fry in virgin olive oil then add finley diced onion and black pudding

and then crush some black pepper corn over it just before serving

[henry d]

If you do just use the breasts remember to keep(freeze) the legs until you have enough to make confit, which is just salting them with herbs and then after 24 hrs rinse and dry off then cook in goose fat very low heat for 3-4 hrs and then pack into jars of goose fat to eat with salads in the summer MMMmmmmm.

 

[M ROBSON]

If you want the advice from an EXPERT goose cooker (my mother), then this is what to do,

 

 

Go to the supermarket and get some Turkey oven roasting bags. they are like a large freezer bag that you can put in the oven.

 

Make a small slit in the corner of the bag, to allow air expansion.

 

Stab the goose breast several times with a fork and rub salt into the breast.

 

Place goose into the bag and tie it up.

 

Cook it in a pre-heated oven for 100 minutes at 200 degrees! (forget all that slow cooking stuff)

 

The bag will be full of liquids at the end and the goose will fall off the bone.

 

She's cooked several hundred geese this way and I've yet to see a bad one.

 

 

Cheers,

Mark.

Edited April 11, 2009 by M ROBSON

[utectok]

Thanks for all the help

 

Here is the result!

 

Cooked it as a pot roast as advised 150 degrees for 2 and a half hours. meat fell off the bone and super tender family including teenagers and grandparents enjoyed it greatly.... Yumm!