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MattyJC

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Goose fat and roasties
« on: December 21, 2006, 21:04:18 »
Hi folks, just trying to get Xmas dinner thought about, I have was thinking of doing my roast potatoes in goose fat this year, having never done this can you help??

Where can I buy goose fat from..(tesco didn't have any/much of anything!)
How much do I use?

Sorry for the probably stupid questions...got mother in law coming for lunch and don't want to make a fool of myself!!

Merry Christmas

Matt
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Re: Goose fat and roasties
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2006, 21:41:39 »
hey matty, this is a good guide:
http://uktv.co.uk/index.cfm/uktv/food.recipe/aid/514475

If you can't find goose fat, you could use good LARD ;D
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Re: Goose fat and roasties
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2006, 21:48:26 »
Matt, you can get goose fat from the butchers in the Covered Market in Oxford. 

Watch out for the wild boar.   ;D
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Re: Goose fat and roasties
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2006, 00:24:04 »
Use lard here, but according to this all the large supermarkets do it?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/food/Story/0,,1970107,00.html
But would be nice to support your local market as greyhound says.
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tim

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Re: Goose fat and roasties
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2006, 07:00:46 »
Always save Duck fat from the occasional bird. Almost as good. Frozen in blocks like the stock.
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Re: Goose fat and roasties
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2006, 08:40:28 »
Waitrose sells goose fat in jars - I've just given away the last of last year's which had been in the freezer. 

New goose arriving tomorrow!

You just put about a cm in the bottom of a large tin and preheat in a fairly hot oven, then proceed as usual. If you don't have that much, then use whatever you do have! (if you have a goose, you have way more than that!)

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Re: Goose fat and roasties
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2006, 19:34:11 »
MB, it's ages since I roasted a goose - we're having one for New Year now, chicken at Xmas. Can you remind me how to do a good job please? :P and is there a way that doesn't involve filling the kitchen with blue smoke? ;)
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MattyJC

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Re: Goose fat and roasties
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2006, 19:39:13 »
Thanks for the advice peeps, I will let you know if it keeps mother in law happy (que Bernard manning)
Supersprout, I thought filling the house with blue smoke was what cooking was all about...its par for the course when I'm on the pans!!

Regards

Matt
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Re: Goose fat and roasties
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2006, 20:01:08 »
Hiya Matty, i bought goose fat today in a tin from Sainsburys - had to ask where it was (and i work there lol) but it was on a stand in the fruit & veg aisle. I've been persuaded (even tho' i'm a vegetarian) to use it for the roasties as Nigella recommended it the other night and my husband has jumped on her bandwagon so to speak lol!  :o Good luck & have a merry Christmas! x
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