Holiday Meat-and-Greet: Roast Goose Recipe | The New York Times

goose

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: duck

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than goose.

white wine

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: grape juice

Apple cider vinegar adds acidity without the cost of wine.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds flavor.

apples

🥗Healthier: pears

💰Cheaper: frozen apples

Pears can provide a similar sweetness and texture.

Prick the skin of the goose all over with a needle, avoiding the meat.

Mix salt and black pepper together beforehand.

Lift the goose into a roasting pan with a rack to prevent it from sitting in fat.

Slide the pan into the oven to start rendering the fat.

Halfway through the cooking process, pour off some of the fat from the pan.

Place potatoes in the pan with the goose about an hour before it's done cooking.

Let the goose sit for a little while after cooking before carving.

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