Fried Wild Goose or Geese Parts
From: Grand Mamie, Quebec, Canada
  • 1 wild goose
  • Butter and oil
  • Cognac
  • 2 cups [500 mL] chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] tomato paste
  • 1/2 onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 celery stalk
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 pinch thyme
  • Chopped parsley
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 oranges
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 ounces [60 mL] Grand Marnier
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] cornstarch [if needed]
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] water [if needed]
Vinegar Caramel
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons [45 g] sugar
  • OR
  • 3 wild geese
  • Butter and oil
  • Cognac
  • 2 cans chicken broth + 4 cups [1 L] water
  • 3 tablespoons [45 mL] tomato paste
  • 1 large onion
  • 3 carrots
  • 3 celery stalks
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 3 pinches thyme
  • Chopped parsley
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 5 or 6 oranges
  • 2 1/2 to 3 lemons
  • Boiling water
  • 3/4 cup [190 mL] Grand Marnier
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] cornstarch [if needed]
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] water [if needed]
Vinegar Caramel
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] vinegar
  • 6 tablespoons [90 g] sugar
  • Prepare goose [geese] as for 'Coq au Vin', into parts.
  • Into a frypan, heat together some butter and oil; brown goose [geese] parts.
  • Flambe with Cognac.
  • Deglaze frypan with chicken broth [and water].
  • Mix in tomato paste; add onion, carrots, celery aand bay leaf [leaves]; sprinkle with thyme, parsley, salt and pepper.
  • Simmer until goose [geese] parts are well done.
  • Meanwhile, prepare vinegar caramel.
  • Into a clean frypan, mix together vinegar and sugar.
  • Heat until caramelized [light brown].
  • Mix vinegar caramel into sauce.
  • Squeeze oranges and lemons; remove white parts from half of the rinds and reserve, throw away remaining rinds.
  • Finely cut reserved rinds into strips.
  • Blanch peel strips into hot boiling water.
  • Remove goose [geese] parts from sauce; reserve hot.
  • Stir drained blanched orange and lemon rinds, freshly squeezed fruit juices and Grand Marnier into sauce.
  • Simmer for 10 minutes.
  • If sauce is too thin, thicken sauce with cornstarch, already dissolved into 1/2 cup [125 mL] water.