Smoked Goose And Foie Gras Gumbo Food

SMOKED SAUSAGE GUMBO

Steps:

• In a soup pot over medium heat, heat oil; add flour and cook 6 to 8 minutes, or until roux is a golden caramel color, stirring constantly.
• Add the green pepper, celery, and onion and cook 4 to 5 minutes, or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add remaining ingredients except grits, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and cook 25 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve over grits.

GOOSE AND TASSO GUMBO

Steps:

• Pat goose dry and prick all over with a fork. Season goose with salt and pepper. In a large heavy skillet (preferably cast-iron) brown goose in batches, without crowding, pouring off all but 2 tablespoons fat into a large heatproof bowl after each batch and reserving fat in bowl. Transfer goose as browned to a heavy 12 quart kettle.
• In skillet cook 1/3 cup reserved goose fat and flour over moderately low heat, stirring constantly with a flat-edged metal or wooden spatula, until roux is the dark reddish-brown color of chestnut shells, about 45 minutes. (Alternatively, make Microwave Brown Roux and transfer to skillet.) Stir in onions, bell pepper, and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened.
• While roux is cooking bring goose, tasso or ham, tomatoes with juice, and water to a boil. Add roux mixture by large spoonfuls, stirring well after each addition, and simmer gumbo, covered, stirring occasionally, until goose is very tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Transfer goose with tongs to a large bowl and cook until it can be handled. Discard skin and bines and shred goose meat. Stir meat into gumbo with scallions, cayenne, and salt to taste. Gumbo may be make 3 days ahead, cooked completely, uncovered, and chilled, covered. Skim fat from gumbo. Reheat mixture if previously shilled.
• Serve gumbo ladled over rice in large soup plates.

FOIE GRAS

Steps:

• De-vein the lobe of foie gras.
• Dissolve the salt in the wine, then add pepper. Pour this mixture over the foie gras and let stand covered for 12 hours in the fridge.
• Preheat oven to 250 F / 120 C with a water-filled container for a bain-marie.
• Arrange the marinated foie gras pieces and pack them in a terrine dish. Cover and bake by placing the terrine dish in the water-filled container.
• Lower the oven temperature to 210 F / 100 C, and cook for about 50 minutes. The interior temperature of the foie gras must be 120 F / 50 C.
• Allow cooling. Remove excess fat and place in the fridge with a weight on top of the terrine dish for 24 hours.
• Foie gras can then be enjoyed immediately, or even better within 5 days so that it reaches optimum maturity.

OLD FASHIONED WILD DUCK/GOOSE GUMBO

Steps:

• Cut up the duck or goose and season with salt and pepper.
• Pour cooking oil into large black iron pot or any other heavy cooking pot. Heat oil and add cut up duck or goose.
• Brown all sides of meat, gradually adding small amounts of water to keep it from burning. Keep browning it until you get a good dark crust on the bottom and sides of the pot.
• When it's browned enough, remove the meat and pour off any excess oil left in pot. Return meat to pot and add enough water to cover the meat.
• Cut up the sausage into thick slices and add it to the pot.
• Add all of the chopped vegetables and additional salt and pepper. You can also use optional seasonings, like 'Tony Chachere's' or 'Slap Ya Mama' if you can get your hands on it.
• Simmer until the meat is tender - this is the key. Ducks will tenderize alot quicker than geese will. I have simmered geese as long as 3 or 4 hours - to the point where the vegetables had all cooked to nothing. I happen to like alot of 'floaties' in my gumbo, so, if that happens, I add more and cook until they're also tender. Keep adding water as it cooks down to keep the level up.
• Turn gumbo off for a while so that any excess grease or oil from the sausage will rise to the top, then skim it off.
• Ladle this into a bowl of steamed long grain rice and serve with a side of potato salad. Good on cold, wet winter days. Well worth the effort.

SMOKED GOOSE AND FOIE GRAS GUMBO

Steps:

• Melt goose fat in an 8-qt. Dutch oven over high. Sprinkle in flour; whisk until smooth. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, whisking constantly, until roux is the color of peanut butter, 25-30 minutes. Add garlic, celery, bell pepper, and onion; cook until soft, 10-12 minutes. Add button mushrooms, salt, Creole seasoning, black pepper, and bay leaves; cook 2 minutes. Whisk in stock; boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook, skimming fat as needed, until thickened, about 1 hour. Add smoked goose, chanterelles, hot and Worcestershire sauces, thyme, and salt; cook until goose is warmed through and mushrooms are tender, 12-15 minutes. Ladle into bowls; garnish with puréed foie gras

SMOKED FOIE GRAS WITH GRAPE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a heavy skillet over high heat until hot. Add duck fat to pan, then add grapes and sprinkle sugar over them. Allow grapes to caramelize a little, then add vinegar and reduce by half. Add demi-glace and let reduce again, until sauce is thick enough to coat grapes. Keep warm. Sprinkle foie gras with salt and pepper. When pan is very hot and almost smoking, put in foie gras slices and cook for 30 seconds on each side. Remove form pan, place on paper towels. Serve slices of foie gras on warmed plates with grapes and sauce poured over them.;