How to cook goose with apples?

To see a goose on our table can be quite rare. Women do not particularly want to deal with him, because even after cooking, the meat is slightly harsh, which not everyone likes. But if you know how to cook a goose properly, then nothing is complicated. But few people are able to do this, or rather, they simply do not know some secrets. So, if you decide to pamper your family, and maybe guests, a delicious baked goose, then read this article to the end to learn a lot for yourself.

How to cook goose: get rid of stiffness

If you just bake a goose, then its meat will really turn out to be tough, if, of course, do not keep it in the oven for half a day. This is the peculiarity of this bird. Of course, the rigidity of a goose can come to taste, but not all. Keep this in mind. What can be done here? To get rid of stiffness, you can:

• Clean and wash the goose, and then put it in the refrigerator for a few days. Culinary experts say that it really helps.
• Marinate the goose in a solution of apple cider vinegar, leaving it in the marinade for the whole night.
• Grate the goose with a mixture of chopped greens, cranberries and salt. Leave alone for the night.

Before talking about how to cook goose, let's learn how to buy a bird. It's probably not necessary to persuade you that it should be fresh. Often mistresses face another problem: they bought a goose, and he hardly enters the oven. That's why choose a goose of such size that he not only could enter the oven without problems, but there was also enough free space around him. During baking, you have to roll it, and the goose "not in size" will be baked with great difficulty.

How to cook a goose delicious?

So, you already bought a goose. This is the main product, but not the only one. The bird needs to be rubbed with salt and spices, allow it to stand for a while, so that not only the skin but also some of the meat is soaked in the mixture.

In addition to the goose, we will need apples, preferably an Antonovka, which will be used for stuffing our poultry. In principle, you can experiment with any products, for example, mushrooms, vegetables, as the goose can be cooked in completely different ways. Nevertheless, the classical version - namely apples Antonovka. Apples need to buy so much that they are enough for stuffing. Apples need to be cleaned, the core removed from them, and then cut into four parts. We lay apples in the goose, and sewn the hole created by sewing the white thread (take the thread of this color, because during baking they will not emit coloring substances). Rubbing the goose with spices, salt

Since it is necessary to cook the goose in the oven, you can put it directly on a baking sheet with high sides, but the best for these purposes is a gosyatnitsa. Do not forget to tie the bird's legs so that they do not touch the oven wall during cooking. Be sure to pour water into the dishes, about 1-2 cm. You can add a little salt to the water. Now put our bird in the oven and start baking. How much the goose will prepare in your case, you will be able to learn only, but practice shows that it will not be possible to regale delicious meat not earlier than in two or two and a half hours. The temperature of baking - the first minutes of twenty minutes about 270 C, then 220 C, and 40 minutes before the end of cooking - 200 C. By the way, as soon as the cooking is left forty minutes, you can overlay the goose with apples.

How to cook wild goose?

If suddenly there is a bird in your kitchen that was grown not by human hands, but in natural conditions, do not get discouraged. Cooking wild goose you can in the same way as described above. The most important thing is to thoroughly soak it, as the meat of the wild bird is even more rigid. Well, the time for baking can increase slightly. In any case, having done everything right, you will get a very tasty dish, in which all members of your family will be delighted.