Goose breast with figs in cognac sauce

AUTHOR
Reed Chan
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 5
COOK TIME
105 mins
TOTAL TIME
105 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 1 Goose breast (approx. 1,2 kg)
  • 7-10 Tbsp pepper, salt
  • 1 glass (400 ml) Poultry stock
  • 1 kg Savoy cabbage, 1 onion
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Butter, 1/8 l stock (instant)
  • 2-3 fresh figs
  • 4 Kumquats (Dwarf oranges)
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Apricot Jam
  • 1 TABLESPOON flour, 2 tablespoons cognac
  • 1 TABLESPOON pickled green pepper

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash goose breast, pat dry. Season with pepper. Roast in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: level 3) for about 1 1/2 hours. Gradually add 1/4 l water and half the stock. Top the breast more often with the stock

  2. 2

    Clean, wash and cut the savoy cabbage into strips. Peel and chop the onion and fry it in 2 tablespoons of butter. Steam the savoy cabbage briefly and season. Pour on stock, braise for about 20 minutes

  3. 3

    Wash figs and kumquats. Cut figs into slices, kumquats into slices. Heat 1 tablespoon butter and jam. Fry figs and kumquats for 2-3 minutes

  4. 4

    10 minutes before the end of the frying time, brush the meat with cold, strong salted water and fry it crisply at high heat. Take out, keep warm

  5. 5

    Pour the stock through a sieve into a pot. Dissolve the roast with the remaining stock and pour into the pot. Skim off fat. Reduce over high heat for about 3 minutes. Mix flour and 1-2 tbsp. water. Bind the stock with it. Season to taste with salt, pepper and cognac. Add peppercorns. Season cabbage to taste, arrange everything. Served with: Potato balls

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
470 kcal
CARBS
22 g
FATS
26 g
PROTEINS
30 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishesChristmas