Barbecue Goose Marinade

All you have to remember about chicken is that the meat isn't as strong in flavor as goose so you can afford to be a little more aggressive with your marinade when it comes to the final mix. After all goose is a strongish flavored meat and strong meat deserves a strong marinade.

One last point to make before you go headlong into this barbecue goose marinade is that you must adjust the level of salt dependent on the size of your bird. The ingredients below are for a 10 pound (4.5kg) bird. Remove a tablespoon of salt for every pound or half kilo reduction in weight – and if you goose is less than 7 pounds?...well it's too damn small!

Use this link to the full smoked goose recipe, it's a long one but well worth the effort.

Ingredients:-

• 3 tablespoons salt
• ¼ cup or 60ml sunflower oil
• 2cups or 600g chopped onions
• 1 cup or 240ml red grape juice
• ¾ cup or 180ml sweet sherry
• ¼ cup runny honey
• 4 cloves garlic crushed
• ¼ cup or 80ml soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoons rosemary

Method:-

Simply mix up all the ingredients for the marinade and remember the point about the salt. Coat the whole bird inside and out with the marinade and give it 3 days to really get in there – I like to get a large resealable polythene bag and place the goose in it then you can agitate the mix every 12 hours or so

When your three days are up, place your goose on a vertical roasting rack and allow it to dry for a few hours and then you're ready to smoke. Please refer to the full smoked goose recipe.

See Also:-

Wild Game Marinade
Cointreau Marinade
Apple Juice Brine
More Brine Recipes

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