Ragout Doie Au Chou Cut Up Goose Braised With Cabbage Recipes

RAGOUT D'OIE AU CHOU (CUT-UP GOOSE BRAISED WITH CABBAGE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
• Spread pieces of goose on wax paper, season with salt and pepper, and roll in flour.
• Shake off excess.
• Set large skillet over moderately high heat and film with fat or cooking oil.
• When very hot but not smoking, add as many pieces of goose as will fit into the pan easily.
• Brown on both sides Remove to a plate, and set aside.
• Brown salt pork lightly in a spoonful of fat, then add onions until tender.
• Transfer to casserole dish.
• Add goose, garlic, bay, caraway, thyme, and wine or vermouth, plus enough stock or bouillon to cover goose two-thirds Bring to a simmer on the stove, then cover tightly and transfer to oven.
• Simmer slowly in oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until tender.
• Turn and baste several times during this period.
• Prepare Cabbage.
• Shred cabbage into 1/4 inch slices.
• Place in a covered saucepan with the stock or bouillon, salt, pepper, and butter or fat.
• Cover, bring to a boil, and boil hard 5-6 minutes until barely tender.
• Uncover and set aside.
• Serving.
• Skim off any fat from surface of goose cooking liquid.
• Sauce should be slightly thickened.
• Arrange goose pieces over a bed of cooked noodles or mashed potatoes.
• Toss cabbage with a few tablespoonsful of goose cooking liquid, then arrange cabbage around goose.
• Spoon a little sauce over each piece of goose.
• Serve the rest of the sauce in a separate bowl to pass.

BEEF RAGOUT

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and season the beef all over. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a flameproof casserole over a medium-high heat and brown the beef until dark, about 15 mins, in batches if you need to, using 1 tbsp oil for each batch. Drain the beef in a colander to remove the fat while you cook the rest.
• Wipe out the pan with kitchen paper, then add about 2 tbsp oil, the onions, carrots, celery and garlic with a pinch of salt and cook for 8-10 mins over a low-medium heat. Stir in the tomato purée and cook for a further 3 mins. Add the wine, herbs, tomatoes and stock, season and bring to the boil, stir the beef back into the sauce and reduce to a simmer. Cover and put in the oven for 2 hrs 30 mins, then remove the lid, stir and put back in the oven, uncovered, for 30 mins. Stir or use a fork to roughly shred the beef, and season. Serve now, or chill until serving - it tastes better if made a day ahead.
• When ready to serve, gently reheat the ragout over a medium heat. Cook the pasta in a large pan of salted water for 3 mins, drain then tip into the ragout, toss together with some of the parmesan and leave for 1 min. Ladle the pasta into bowls, scatter over the remaining parmesan and serve.

BRAISED RED CABBAGE (CHOUX ROUGES BRAISéS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees (175C degrees).
• Shred cabbage.
• Heat butter in a 2-quart oven-proof casserole with lid. Stir in onion. Saute until soft but not browned.
• Add sugar. Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar caramelizes.
• Add shredded cabbage and vinegar; stir thoroughly. Add red wine, salt, and pepper.
• Cover and bake 45 to 55 minutes until cabbage is very tender, stirring once or twice.
• Remove lid toward end of cooking time if cabbage is very moist.
• Taste for seasoning, adding a little more sugar or vinegar if necessary.
• Serve hot.