The Best Grilled Goose: Carne Asada

The summer is here. It is hot. You want to use your BBQ. However, you have a ton of waterfowl meat left in your freezer because, let’s be honest, you are great at hunting!… And breast goose steaks get a little repetitive after a while. However, carne asada is the way to put life back in those old goose breasts you left in the freezer.

The marinade is quick, refreshing and its acidity will tenderize even the breasts of an Alaskan 12 pound migratory tank. I really enjoy using this meat by itself, or even incorporate it in tacos or loaded fries. After this recipe, you will never see the geese on a golf course the same! Enjoy!

Goose Carne Asada

Recipe by Philippe AprilCuisine: MexicanDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

20

minutes
Cooking time

10

minutes
Total time

2

hours 

30

minutes

Ingredients

  • Juice of 1 orange (or 1/4 cup of orange juice)

  • Juice of 2 limes (or 4 tsp. of lime juice)

  • 1 cup of fresh cilantro, finely chopped

  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

  • 1 jalapeno, finely chopped

  • 2 tablespoons of soy sauce

  • 1 tsp. of cumin

  • 1/2 tsp. of salt

  • 1/4 tsp. of ground black pepper

  • 1/4 cup of vegetable oil

  • 2 skinless goose breasts (with skin is fine too, but you have to score the skin and I recommend on a skillet, not on a BBQ)

Directions

  • Combine the orange juice, lime juice, the cilantro, the garlic, the jalapeno, the soy sauce, the cumin, the salt, the pepper and the vegetable oil in a bowl. Transfer 3/4 of the marinade a large resealable plastic bag. Keep the rest of the marinade for topping!
  • With a sharp knife, cut the goose breasts in two to reduce its thickness. ***Optionally, you can pound the meat with a mallet at this stage, but the marinade will tenderize the meat.***
  • Add the meat to the marinade and seal tight. Make sure that all the meat is covered with the marinade by squishing the bag to mix the content.
  • Place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 2 hours, ideally overnight.
  • Turn your BBQ to high and let the grill come to a very high temperature (If you do not have access to a BBQ, use a cast iron pan).
  • Remove the breasts from the marinade. Remove the excess marinade from the breasts with paper towel.
  • Put the goose breasts on the grill grates and cook around 2-3 minutes per sides total or until rare (internal temperature of 125F). Brush some marinade on the breasts throughout the cooking process. Remove from the heat and let rest for 5 minutes
  • Once rested, cut the meat against the grain and serve in tacos, with grilled vegetables, in loaded fries or in a taco salad. Don’t forget the marinade you reserved the night before. It is an amazing topping for the meat!

SUBSTITUTIONS – Since we do not always have success when going outdoors or not everyone practices hunting, fishing or picking. here are a few ideas to substitute the harvested ingredients:

  • The goose breasts can be replaced with 2 pounds of store bought skirt steak or beef chuck (2 cm or 3/4″ thick)
  • The goose breasts can be replaced with 2 pounds of venison steak or 4 duck breasts

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