Roast Christmas Goose

Name: Roast Christmas Goose
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1 domestic goose (10 to 12 pounds); Salt and pepper; 1 medium apple, peeled and quartered; 1 medium navel orange, peeled and quartered; 1 medium lemon, peeled and quartered; 1 cup hot water

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 2-1/4 hours + standing YIELD: 8 servings.

I have such fond childhood memories of Christmas dinner and my mother serving a golden brown Christmas goose. To flavor the meat, Mom stuffed the bird with peeled and quartered fruit that's discarded after baking. —Rosemarie Force, Heathsville, Virginia

Ingredients

1 domestic goose (10 to 12 pounds)
Salt and pepper
1 medium apple, peeled and quartered
1 medium navel orange, peeled and quartered
1 medium lemon, peeled and quartered
1 cup hot water

Directions

1. Sprinkle the goose cavity with salt and pepper. Place the apple, orange and lemon in the cavity. Place goose breast side up on a rack in a large shallow roasting pan. Prick skin well with a fork. Pour water into pan.
2. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 2-1/4 to 3 hours or until a thermometer reads 180°. If necessary, drain fat from pan as it accumulates. Cover goose with foil and let stand for 20 minutes before carving. Discard fruit.

Nutrition Facts

4 ounces cooked goose: 376 calories, 26g fat (8g saturated fat), 108mg cholesterol, 84mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 30g protein.

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