Luxury Goose Sandwiches
The Right Honourable John Montagu was onto something! One of the Christmastime tradition my sister and I have, is playing 221B Baker Street after our Christmas Lunch -or sometimes in the middle of it, to allow our appetite to be restored for the rest of the meal- and in the following days, whilst we’re both on holiday. It started five years ago, when Jules visited me in Toronto for the Festive Season, and gifted me the aforementioned board game. That’s when Lord Sandwich comes into play, as it were, since you can focus on the game -and this one needs your attention- better when eating a sarnie than something that requires a fork. But a sarnie can, and should, be a delicious affair as are those truly beautiful Luxury Goose Sandwiches!
Ingredients (serves 2):
leftover Ruth’s Roast Goose, with plenty of meat on the carcass
4 strips smoked streaky bacon
4 large slices Soft White Bread
about 2 heaped tablespoons Honey-Fermented Carrot Jam
4 leaves fresh lettuce
2 fluffy sprigs fresh parsley
2 heaped tablespoon Apricot and Ginger Chutney
Remove the Roast Goose from the refrigerator at least one hour before you intend eating your sandwiches. It will allow the meat to warm a bit and become more tender, as goose meat tends to be tougher when cold.
Then, with a sharp knife carve the Roast Goose, cutting, preferably from the breast, thin slices, as much as you wish!
In a medium, nonstick frying pan, fry bacon strips over medium-high heat, about 2 minutes on each side until well-browned (but not crispy.) Remove from the heat.
Toast Soft White Bread slices. Place one on each serving plate, and generously spoon Honey-Fermented Carrot Jam onto each. Top with lettuce leaves, Pile up Roast Goose and bacon rashers on top. Sprinkle with parsley leaves. Spread a heaped tablespoon Apricot and Ginger Chutney onto each of remaining toasted White Bread slices and place on top of the sandwiches, pressing slightly. Cut both of the sandwiches in half.
Serve Luxury Goose Sandwiches immediately, with a hot cuppa, and enjoy both your meal and your game!
