Cantonese Roast Goose

Name: Cantonese Roast Goose
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 whole goose, 3.5kg; 3 tbsp hoisin sauce; 2 tbsp five spice powder; 3 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine; 6 cloves garlic; 3cm ginger, sliced; plum sauce to serve

A whole roasted goose with impossibly crispy skin and a fragrant five spice seasoning, the pride of Cantonese cooking.

Total time

155 min

Prep

60 min

Cook

95 min

Difficulty

hard

Cuisine

Chinese

Ingredients

1whole goose, 3.5kg

3 tbsphoisin sauce

2 tbspfive spice powder

3 tbsphoney

2 tbspsoy sauce

2 tbspShaoxing wine

6 clovesgarlic

3cmginger, sliced

plum sauceto serve

Instructions

Clean goose, remove excess fat. Air-dry in fridge uncovered 24 hours.

Mix hoisin, five spice, soy and wine. Rub inside cavity. Stuff with garlic and ginger.

Blanch outside with boiling water, coat with honey glaze.

Air-dry 12 more hours.

Roast on a rack at 200°C for 1.5 hours, basting every 30 minutes.

Rest 15 minutes, chop and serve with plum sauce.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

Protein

1.2g

Fat

0.5g

Carbs

20.6g

Fiber

0.4g

Sodium

560mg

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