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A cast iron skillet filled with goose leg chili sits on a wooden surface with slices of toasted garlic bread
Jack Hennessy

Canada Goose Leg Chili

Rich and spicy, this recipe takes full advantage of the tenderizing effects of low-and-slow cooking
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Marinating Time 14 hours
Total Time 20 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 990

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Canada goose legs
  • Kosher salt
Marinade
  • 12 oz crushed tomatoes
  • ½ cup beef stock
  • ¼ cup port wine
  • 2 cloves garlic freshly minced
  • 2 tbsp Sambal chili paste
  • 2 tbsp honey
Chili Mix
  • 1 medium yellow onion finely diced
  • Salted butter
  • 16 oz Enchilada sauce Las Palmas or similar, potentially more
  • 1 cup beef stock potentially more
  • 1 cup red or dark ale potentially more
  • 3 tbsp morello cherry preserves
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp granulated garlic
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp coriander
  • tbsp chili powder

Method
 

  1. Create the marinade by combining all its ingredients in a medium saucepan and bringing it to a low simmer. Allow to simmer for half an hour, then let it cool. Put it in the fridge to get cold.
  2. Lightly salt the goose legs on all sides. Once the marinade is cold, add the goose legs to the marinade. If you plan to use a sous vide, seal the marinade with legs in a bag and sous vide at 170 F for 14 hours. If not using a sous vide, marinate the legs overnight.
  3. In a large skillet, heat on medium-low, add the finely minced onion and lightly salt it. Stir it until seared and caramelized, approximately 20-30 minutes. Add the enchilada sauce, beef stock, ale, morello cherry preserves, paprika, granulated garlic, cumin, coriander, and chili powder. Stir the ingredients and turn heat to low.
  4. Add the goose legs to the skillet and cover. If the legs were sous-vide cooked ahead of time, this process won’t take as long (perhaps 1-2 hours). At the 1-hour mark, you may wish to cut meat off the bone into chunks and add back to the skillet for another hour. If the legs were not sous-vide cooked ahead of time, this process could take upwards of 6 hours or longer, during which you will likely need to add enchilada sauce, beef stock, and ale into the skillet to keep it from drying out.
  5. Chili is done when goose-leg meat is tender.

Nutrition

Calories: 990kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 43gFat: 77gSaturated Fat: 22gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 41gCholesterol: 181mgSodium: 1487mgPotassium: 1305mgFiber: 5gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 2095IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 90mgIron: 9mg

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