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Braised Halibut Recipe

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Ingredients

Directions

Step #1 Cut goose into serving pieces.
Step #2 Remove all visible fat.
Step #3 In a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat, brown goose in oil on all sides until golden.
Step #4 Remove goose & pour off all but 2 tbsps of fat.
Step #5 Using the same pot, onions, saute the garlic, carrots and celery in remaining oil until lightly colored.
Step #6 Return goose to pot, bay leaves, add wine, tomatoes, juniper berries, & thyme.
Step #7 Spice up lightly with salt & pepper.
Step #8 Add stock to cover goose & bring to a boil.
Step #9 Reduce heat, cover, & let simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hrs or until goose is just tender.
Step #10 Add chestnuts & let simmer for 30 mins longer.
Step #11 When goose & chestnuts are tender, remove this from pot with vegetables & keep warm.
Step #12 Skim fat from cooking broth & reduce broth over high heat for 5 to 7 mins to concentrate flavors & thicken slightly.
Step #13 Adjust Spice uping & stir in the parsley.
Step #14 Arrange goose on a deep serving platter & surround with chestnuts & vegetables.
Step #15 Pour some of the cooking broth over & pass the rest in a bowl.
Step #16 This recipe yields 6 servings.
Step #17 Comments: To peel chestnuts, cut an "x" in the shell & then blanch them in boiling water for 1 to 2 mins.
Step #18 Cool slightly & with a small sharp knife peel & scrape off the shell & brown inner skin.
Step #19 Blanch them again if they are recalcitrant.
Step #20 --.
Enjoy the Braised Halibut recipe