German Filled Roasted Goose

The German filled roasted goose is a traditional food specialty for Christmas. In Germany they import the geese from Poland, about five million each year. Mugwort is the typical herb that is used for roasting the goose and you can get it dried on Amazon. Frozen geese can be found in specialty super markets of the USA (such as Sprouts Market). Hard to find in the regular super markets. Per the tradition the goose is served on Dec 24 or Dec 25. Happy Cooking!

Ingredients German Filled Roasted Goose

1 goose (3-4 kg)

Filling:
2 tbsp mugwort, dried, finely chopped
4 apples
200 g baking plums, dried
4 onions
1 tsp potato starch
salt, pepper, nutmeg

herbs: Parsley, mugwort, marjoram,
salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Instructions German Filled Roasted Goose

– Wash goose inside and outside, remove all inner parts.
– Rub the goose with salt, pepper and half of the mugwort inside and outside thoroughly.
– Peel apples, cut into small quarters.
– Chop onions fine. Cut plums into smaller pieces.
– Chop parsley and majoram.
– Mix all of it in a bowl, add remaining mugwort.

– Preheat oven to 210 C or 410F.
– Bind the drums of the goose together, place with breast downward onto a roast.
– Place goose with breast downward into a roasting pan.
– Pour into the pan 350 ml boiling hot water.
– Cover with lid and steam for 45 min.
– Then place goose on a roast and cook for 2 hours.
– Add a grease pan underneath.
– You would turn the goose when the back side is getting brown.

NOTE:  Cooking time varies depending on the weight.
Here’s a simple measure:
6 kg weight for 3 hours on 250F – 120 C (convection)
5 kg weight for 2 hours on 265 F – 130 C,
4 kg weight for 1 hour on 285 F – 140 C

– Baste it regularly – cooking time is 50 minutes per kg – Turn goose after half of the cooking time.
– When the goose is done remove from the pan.
– Fill the fond into a pan, thicken with potato starch and spice with salt, pepper, nut meg.

Tip:
To get a nice crust, baste the goose shortly before cooking time ends with some salt water, increase heat to 425 and broil briefly.

Mugwort is easy to grow – find seeds here –