Recipe Details

Weihnachtsgans (Christmas Roast Goose)

Whole goose roasted with apple, onion, and marjoram stuffing. Served with braised red cabbage and potato dumplings. The German Christmas centerpiece.

Prep Time

4 hours

Category

Main

Ingredients

13

Steps

7

Recipe and Instructions

1whole goose (about 4.5kg), giblets removed
3tart apples, peeled, cored, and quartered
2large onions, quartered
2 tbspdried marjoram
1 tbspcaraway seeds
1 headred cabbage, cored and shredded
200 mlred wine (for cabbage)
2 tbspsugar (for cabbage)
4cloves (for cabbage)
2juniper berries, crushed (for cabbage)
1 kgstarchy potatoes, boiled and riced (for dumplings)
200 gpotato starch (for dumplings)
2egg yolks (for dumplings)

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