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Help Me Cook A Goose

Posted on 12/28/22 at 9:07 am
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
31619 posts
Posted on 12/28/22 at 9:07 am
So I scored a nice size speckle belly on my first goose hunt yesterday and I’m looking for the best way to cook this bad boy. I’ll happily take recommendations or recipes.
Posted by Tigerpaw123
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2007
17917 posts
Posted on 12/28/22 at 9:09 am to
Smoke the breast to about 135 degrees and slice paper thin across the grain, some of the best eating wild game out there
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
31619 posts
Posted on 12/28/22 at 9:21 am to
Do I need to brine it or just season and/or inject?
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
52744 posts
Posted on 12/28/22 at 9:33 am to
Is it whole and plucked? Or do you just have the breasted meat?
Posted by DocHolliday1964
Member since Dec 2012
1399 posts
Posted on 12/28/22 at 10:02 am to
quote:

Smoke the breast to about 135 degrees and slice paper thin across the grain, some of the best eating wild game out there



Personally, I’d prefer smoked or grilled to 125F in the center of the breast. Pull and tent with foil. Rest 10 min. Carryover should get you to 130-132F. Proceed as above. Excellent fare. Congrats in bagging one of the few types of “flying ribeye”. Sandhills being the other. Neck and neck as to which is best. Only caveat is that it be cooked rare.
This post was edited on 12/28/22 at 10:03 am
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
31619 posts
Posted on 12/28/22 at 11:44 am to
We had it plucked and dressed. I’ve got a miniature Turkey in my fridge right now. Actually three.

should I just breast them?
Posted by DocHolliday1964
Member since Dec 2012
1399 posts
Posted on 12/28/22 at 2:30 pm to
Can’t tell you what to do because someone’ll be along with a great recipe for whole bird. My experience with wildfowl though, is that legs and thighs cook at very different speeds. So, I would separate the bone-in breast from leg and thigh. Cook those liw and slow
This post was edited on 12/28/22 at 3:27 pm
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
52744 posts
Posted on 12/28/22 at 3:12 pm to
I prefer the whole bird. A whole, plucked Spec is awesome. Follow the Roasted Duck with Sausage and Apples recipe at page 140 of the Recipe Book above. the recipe was actually created for Specs. Just increase the cook time to 3 hours for a goose (or two depending on the size of your roaster).
This post was edited on 12/28/22 at 4:35 pm
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