Jalapeño Goose Breasts Suprême

Who hid the jalapeños? This is without a doubt one of our guests’ favorite dishes at the lodges.

It is best made with tender young goose breasts. We do the preparation in the kitchen but the chefs actually like to finish them off on the barbecue. As one of them said to the camera crew from ESPN when they were filming a barbecuing scene, “The girls in the kitchen might call these Jalapeño Goose Breasts, but we fellows call them Goose Boobies and they are delectable.”

From Blueberries and Polar Bears, page 20

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Marinate up to 8

Course Main Course

Servings 3 breasts per person

Ingredients

young goose breasts
soy sauce
fresh garlic cloves, crushed
pickled jalapena peppers and juice
bacon drippings

Instructions

Use approximately 3 breasts per person. Put a single layer of goose breasts in a glass or plastic dish. A plastic ice-cream pail also works well.
Spread breasts with 2 crushed garlic cloves and pour over 1/4 cup (60 mL) soy sauce.
Add another layer of breasts, crushed garlic and soy sauce until all breasts have been used. Be sure the soy sauce almost covers the meat.
About an hour before serving, remove the breasts from the marinade and put a small slit on each side of the breast with a sharp knife. Into each of these slits stuff a small slice of pickled jalapeño pepper.
Pile the breasts back into the dish or on to a tray to be taken out to the barbecue. On the tray put a small dish of melted bacon drippings and a dish of jalapeño juice from the pickle jar. You will also need a pair of tongs, a pastry brush and a small knife to check for doneness.
Barbecue the breasts over medium-high heat, brushing with bacon drippings and jalapeño juice until medium (still pink in the middle), about 4-6 minutes per side. Do not overcook.

Notes

At Dymond Lake Lodge we usually put the breasts in the marinade* very early in the morning and leave them to marinate* all day... but early in the morning at Dymond Lake is about 6:00 a.m. since we serve breakfast at 5:00 a.m. If you are like us and not too keen on being up at that hour of the morning, we would suggest you marinate them overnight.

*MARINADE OR MARINATE? Marinate is an action and marinade is what you do it in!

SERVING SUGGESTION: We serve this with Marie’s Wild Rice Casserole, Onion Salad, Broccoli Salad, fresh rolls (of course) and any one of our great desserts.