Stove Top Smoker Maple Smoked Goose

• 1 goose
• salt & pepper
• 1 apple, coarsely chopped
• 1 orange, coarsely chopped
• 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
• 4 tablespoons maple wood chips
• 12 cup maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon cracked pepper

1. Clean and rinse goose, pat dry.
2. Rub inside and out with salt and pepper, and stuff loosely with the chopped apple, orange and onion.
3. Place into smoker and form an aluminum foil tent over the goose.
4. Using maple wood chips, cook over medium heat for 1 1/2 hours.
5. Remove foil and carefully prick the skin to allow the fats to run, without piercing the meat.
6. Brush with maple syrup and place into a preheated 375 degrees oven and bake, brushing twice more, and sprinkling with the cracked pepper.
7. For a 7-9 pound bird, your oven cooking time will be approximately 2 hours (internal temperature of 190 degrees F.

goose, salt, apple, orange, onion, maple wood chips, maple syrup, cracked pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/stove-top-smoker-maple-smoked-goose-286592 (may not work)