SAGE AND APPLE STUFFING

Sage and Apple Stuffing image

Provided by Moira Hodgson

Time 1h

Yield Stuffing for an 8- to 10-pound goose

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
1 large onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
4 stalks celery, chopped
Liver from the goose
4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped
2 cups white bread crumbs
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon blanched orange peel
1/2 cup fresh sage leaves, loosely packed, or 1 tablespoon dried
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Steps:

Melt the butter in a large skillet and add the onion, garlic and celery. Cook without browning until the onion has softened. Add the goose liver and fry for a couple of minutes, then add the apples, bread crumbs, eggs and orange peel.
Chop the sage leaves, add them to skillet mixture. Season to taste and stuff the mixture into the goose cavity. Sew up cavity and truss the goose.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 224, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 39 grams, Fat 5 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 7 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 407 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams, TransFat 0 grams