Braised Goose With White Wine And Coffee Food

BRAISED GOOSE WITH WHITE WINE AND COFFEE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°F. Cut the goose into about 8 pieces, discarding the neck. (If you can get your butcher to do this for you, so much the better; the bones are tough and the joints not readily apparent. But you can hack right through with a heavy knife or cleaver.) Put the butter and oil in a large flameproof casserole that can later be covered and turn the heat to medium-high; wait a minute or so, until the butter melts into the oil. Add the goose, skin side down, season it with salt and pepper, and brown it well, rotating and turning the pieces as necessary, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer the goose to a plate.
• Add the celery, onion, carrot, and thyme to the pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, about 10 minutes. Add the wine and cook, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan, until the wine bubbles and is slightly reduced. Return the goose to the pot, cover, and put in the oven. Cook, checking every now and then just to make sure the mixture is not drying out (it will not), for at least 2 hours, or until the meat is very tender and almost falling from the bone. (The dish may be prepared to this point and set aside for a few hours or refrigerated for up to a day, then reheated before proceeding.)
• Mix together the coffee and the cornstarch and stir into the sauce, cooking until it thickens slightly. Taste and adjust the seasoning, garnish, and serve.

BRAISED GOOSE FEET WITH BLACK MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Clean the goose feet with cold water and pat dry thoroughly. Soak the black mushrooms in hot water for 30 to 40 minutes or until soft. Cut off stems and set aside. Cut the head of lettuce in quarters. Remove core and separate leaves.
• Mix all the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Heat the vegetable oil to 375 degrees F.
• Deep fry the goose feet until skin puffs.
• Remove the goose feet from oil. Remove the vegetable oil from wok and reheat the wok on high heat. Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, ginger, garlic, black mushrooms, and the goose feet. Sprinkle wine over and continue to stir for 30 seconds. Add the chicken broth and cook until broth is boiling. Turn heat to medium low and simmer for 1 hour.
• While this is cooking, place the lettuce in boiling water to blanch for 30 seconds. Remove the lettuce and drain. Return heat to high on broth and stir in sauce mixture. Stir until sauce is thickened.
• To serve, place the lettuce on platter and top with the goose feet. Place the black mushrooms on top and pour the sauce over.

BEEF BRAISED IN SWEET WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Add 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over med-high heat; wait a minute or so and when the oil is hot, add the beef.
• Brown the beef well on both sides, about 10 minutes, adjusting heat so the meat browns but does not burn.
• Sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper as it browns.
• Transfer meat to a plate; decrease heat to medium.
• Add the remaining oil and vegetables to the skillet; stir once, then cover.
• Cook for 10-15 minutes, stirring once or twice, until the onions are browned, dry, and almost sticking to the pan.
• Uncover, then add the wine and stir.
• Add in the meat and cover again.
• Adjust the heat so the mixture simmers steadily but not violently and cook until the meat is tender (this may be as short as 90 minutes or as long as 3 hours).
• Transfer meat to a cutting board; let it rest for a couple of minutes.
• Taste and adjust the sauce seasoning; you should be able to taste the pepper.
• If the mixture is very thin (unlikely), boil it down for a few minutes, as needed.
• Carve the meat and serve it with the sauce spooned over it.

RAGOUT D'OIE AU CHOU (CUT-UP GOOSE BRAISED WITH CABBAGE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
• Spread pieces of goose on wax paper, season with salt and pepper, and roll in flour.
• Shake off excess.
• Set large skillet over moderately high heat and film with fat or cooking oil.
• When very hot but not smoking, add as many pieces of goose as will fit into the pan easily.
• Brown on both sides Remove to a plate, and set aside.
• Brown salt pork lightly in a spoonful of fat, then add onions until tender.
• Transfer to casserole dish.
• Add goose, garlic, bay, caraway, thyme, and wine or vermouth, plus enough stock or bouillon to cover goose two-thirds Bring to a simmer on the stove, then cover tightly and transfer to oven.
• Simmer slowly in oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until tender.
• Turn and baste several times during this period.
• Prepare Cabbage.
• Shred cabbage into 1/4 inch slices.
• Place in a covered saucepan with the stock or bouillon, salt, pepper, and butter or fat.
• Cover, bring to a boil, and boil hard 5-6 minutes until barely tender.
• Uncover and set aside.
• Serving.
• Skim off any fat from surface of goose cooking liquid.
• Sauce should be slightly thickened.
• Arrange goose pieces over a bed of cooked noodles or mashed potatoes.
• Toss cabbage with a few tablespoonsful of goose cooking liquid, then arrange cabbage around goose.
• Spoon a little sauce over each piece of goose.
• Serve the rest of the sauce in a separate bowl to pass.

BRAISED GOOSE WITH PEARS

Steps:

• Turn heat to medium-high under a casserole or deep skillet, at least 12 inches across. A minute later, add goose pieces, skin side down. Cook, adjusting heat so the skin doesn't scorch and rotating pieces until skin side is browned and rendered of fat, 10 to 15 minutes. Turn, then sprinkle skin side with salt and pepper, and brown 2 or 3 minutes on the meat side. Remove goose, and pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat.
• Add bacon to the skillet, if desired, and cook until brown and crisp, about 10 minutes. Add onions, bay leaves and thyme, and cook, stirring occasionally, and seasoning with salt and pepper, until onions are soft, about 10 minutes. Add dried fruit, and cook a minute or 2 more, stirring occasionally. Add wine, and raise heat to high. Cook until wine is reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
• Return goose to skillet, and turn heat to very low. Cover, and cook (the mixture should be barely bubbling) for at least 2 hours, turning once or twice, until goose is very tender. Add vinegar, sliced fruit and a good grinding of black pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until fruit is tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Taste, and adjust seasonings Serve with crusty bread or over lightly buttered noodles.

ROASTED GOOSE WITH PORT WINE CHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Use a fork to prick the goose all over. Do not go into the meat, just through the skin. Season inside and out with sea salt, stuff with the orange, lemon, and apple; tie the wings behind the bird with cooking twine. Place breast-side-down into a roasting pan, and fill with 1/2-inch of water.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, then remove from the oven. Turn the goose breast-side-up, and prick the skin with a fork again. Add water to the pan to bring the level back up to 1/2-inch. Return the goose to the oven, and cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone reads 170 degrees F (75 degrees C), about 2 hours. Remove from the oven, and cover loosely with aluminum foil to rest.
• Spoon 2 tablespoons of goose fat from the roasting pan into a small saucepan, and heat over medium heat. Stir in the cherries and cook until the cherries have softened and begun to release their juice, about 10 minutes. Stir in the port wine, and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil for 2 minutes, then stir in the ginger, green onion, sugar, soy sauce, and chicken stock. Return to a boil, then reduce heat to medium, and simmer until the sauce has reduced by half, or to your desired consistency, about 10 minutes. Serve the sauce alongside the goose.