- 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
- 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
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- 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.
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