Fricasseed Goose W/ Potato Dumplings

• Goose back, wings, neck,
• giblets and heart
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/4 tsp.ginger
• 6 cups water
• 1 cup sliced onion
• 2 stalks celery and tops,
• cut up
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 tsps. chicken seasoned
• stock base
• 1 tsp. salt
• 4 tablespoons rendered
• goose fat (use drippings
• from roasting goose)
• or butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 package (10 oz.) frozen
• peas and carrots
• Potato Dumplings
• 1 cup mashed potatoes
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp. dried parsley flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Dash of nutmeg

1. Hold aside the giblets, carcass, wings and any leftover scraps when roasting your goose.
2. To Prepare Stew:
3. In a Dutch oven, or large kettle, place goose back, wings, neck, giblets and heart with 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper and ginger; cover with water.
4. Add onion, celery, garlic, stock base and salt. Bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Strain into a bowl.
5. In Dutch oven, melt fat. Blend in flour, stirring to make a smooth paste. Gradually add strained broth, stirring until smooth. Remove meat from bones; cut up giblets and heart; return to kettle. (Add any leftover roast goose, cut up.)
6. Add vegetables. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
7. To Prepare Potato Dumplings:
8. During last 15 minutes of stew's second simmering, combine mashed potatoes, egg, flour, parsley flakes, salt and nutmeg.
9. Stir with a fork until well blended. Drop by tablespoonful into boiling stew. When dumplings rise to surface, cover and simmer 12-15 minutes.
10. To test for doneness:
11. Remove 1 dumpling and separate with 2 forks.
12. To serve:
13. Spoon dumplings into large soup bowls. Ladle goose mixture over dumplings. Makes 6 servings of 2 dumplings each.

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