
Goose with cabbage
Oca con le Verze
Browned and slow cooked goose with savoy cabbage, tomato, red wine and Italian sausage.
Goose with cabbage is a hearty Lombard dish, suitable for lunch or dinner where the meat is enhanced by slow cooking and a rich side dish. The preparation combines the juicy consistency of the goose with the softness of the cabbage. savoy cabbage, with a base made more intense by the red wine, the tomato sauce and the Italian sausage added at the final stage. The result is a dish with a thick and fragrant sauce, capable of enveloping both the meat and the leaves. The flour helps bind the sauce, while the bouquet garni and garlic complete the flavor. In Lombardy, this recipe is a robust and complete dish, built on the transition from browning to gentle cooking in broth and sieved stock.
Instructions
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Prepare and carve the goose
Clean the goose, singe it to remove any debris, gut it, wash it, and dry it thoroughly. Cut it into even pieces so that it cooks evenly and the meat can brown on all sides.
Brown meat and vegetables
Slice the onion and carrot. In a saucepan brown the goose pieces with the vegetables and the lardo Lean, allowing the meat to brown evenly. Continue cooking until the bottom takes on an intense aroma and the surface of the goose is golden brown.
Deglaze and thickens
Pour in the red wine and let it evaporate completely, waiting for the alcoholic smell to fade. Add the flour and stir continuously to distribute it across the bottom and create a light bond, avoiding lumps or particles stuck to the bottom. saucepan.
Cook the goose in the bottom
60 minCover with hot broth and add the garlic, tomato sauce and bouquet garni. Season with salt to taste and pepper, then cover and cook for an hour over low heatThe liquid should simmer steadily and the meat should begin to become tender.
Prepare the savoy cabbage
Blanch there savoy cabbage until it begins to soften, then drain it. Pass it through a shallow pan with the lardo, letting it flavour briefly. The heat must soften the leaves without destroying them, while the aroma of the savoy cabbage it binds to the seasoning.
Unite savoy cabbage and bottom
Transfer the goose pieces to another shallow pan and let them drain. Pass the pan juices through a sieve, then pour it over the meat together with the savoy cabbageMake sure the liquid envelops the ingredients and that the boil remains gentle and even.
Complete cooking
60 minCover the shallow pan and continue cooking for another hour over low heatThe meat must be tender, the savoy cabbage Soft and the base thick enough to coat the ingredients. If necessary, keep the heat low to prevent the sauce from thickening too much.
Add the Italian sausage
15 minCut the Italian sausage into chunks Add it fifteen minutes before serving. Continue cooking until it's well done and its flavors blend with the sauce. Serve the goose piping hot with the cabbage, dividing the meat, vegetables, and sauce into each serving.
Chef's Tips
The editorial staff recommends sifting through the pan juices before joining it to the savoy cabbage, so the sauce is uniform and enveloping.
Ingredients
- Ingredients for 6 people
- 1 fat goose
- 1 onion
- 1 carrot
- 1 savoy cabbage blanched in red wine
- (3.53 oz) 100 g tomato sauce
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 bouquet garni
- (3.53 oz) 100 g of Italian sausage white flour
- lardo (cured pork fatback) lean butter, broth
- salt and pepper
Can't find it in the US?
- Italian sausageMost US supermarkets
Mild (sweet) Italian sausage
Or: Plain fresh pork sausage for northern Italian recipes
American Italian sausage contains fennel seed.
- lardo (cured pork fatback)Italian delis or online
The fattiest part of pancetta, finely chopped
Or: Salt pork, rinsed and finely chopped
Lardo is a cured meat, not lard (rendered fat). Salt pork is saltier: reduce the salt.
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