Irish Goose With Potato Stuffing

Description

Delicious stuffing made with mashed potatoes, salt pork, onion, sausage and sage leaves.

Ingredients

• Goose
• Potatoes
• Salt
• Lean Salt Pork
• Onion
• Bulk Sausage
• Butter
• Egg
• Pepper
• Sage Leaf

Instructions

1. Remove giblets from goose
2. Wash well
3. Pat dry with paper towels
4. Salt lightly inside and out
5. Set aside while making stuffing
6. Place potatoes in medium saucepan
7. Cover with cold water
8. Add 1 / 2 teaspoon salt
9. Bring to boil over moderate heat
10. Cover
11. Cook on low 20 to 30 minutes or until tender
12. Drain
13. Place tea towel over pan
14. Steam gently a few minutes
15. Meanwhile, cook salt pork in heavy skillet over moderate heat until lightly browned
16. Remove with slotted spoon
17. Reserve
18. Add onion to skillet
19. Cook until tender
20. Remove with slotted spoon
21. Add to salt pork
22. Add sausage to skillet
23. Cook until lightly browned, breaking into small chunks as sausage cooks
24. Remove with slotted spoon
25. Add to salt pork mixture
26. Put potatoes through ricer or mash with potato masher
27. Combine salt pork mixture, potatoes, and remaining stuffing ingredients
28. Mix well
29. Allow to cool
30. Stuff goose with potato mixture
31. Truss bird
32. Place in open roasting pan, breast side up, on rack or trivet
33. Prick goose well on legs and wing joints to release fat
34. Roast in preheated 325f oven 2 to 2 1 / 2 hours or until leg joint moves easily
35. Allow to stand 15 to 20 minutes before carving
36. Carve goose
37. Remove dressing to serving dish
38. Serve with applesauce
39. Makes 6 servings
40. Irish cooking