Colonial Goose
- 2 slices bacon, sliced thinly
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 sheep's kidneys, cut into 1/4-inch slices, core removed
- Cayenne pepper, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- Salt, to taste
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon rosemary
- 1 (3 1/2 pound) leg of lamb, boned and with shank
- Flour, to dust
- Clarified butter, to brush
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup cider
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Place bacon into a dry pan.
- Heat to render fat and fry bacon.
- Add onion and kidney.
- Season with cayenne, salt, and black pepper.
- Saute another 2 minutes.
- Transfer to a bowl and add bread crumbs, rosemary, and egg.
- Place stuffing in lamb, packing tightly.
- Tie up like a parcel.
- Tuck the edges of the meat underneath the string.
- Dust the outside of the meat with flour.
- Season with salt and pepper and brush with butter.
- Place on a rack in a baking dish.
- Cook for 1 hour, 10 minutes.
- Mix together honey, mustard, Worcestershire sauce.
- At 1 hour, 10 minutes, baste the meat with the honey mixture.
- Add 1/2 cup of the cider to the roasting pan to prevent honey mixture from burning.
- Cook 1/2 hour more, basting from time to time.
- Remove the meat, cut off string, and place meat on warmed serving dish.
- Pour excess fat from baking pan.
- Deglaze pan with 1/2 cup cider, bring to boil.
- Strain.
bacon, onion, s kidneys, cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt, bread crumbs, egg, rosemary, lamb, flour, butter, honey, mustard, worcestershire sauce, cider
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/colonial-goose-recipe.html (may not work)