Rice-Stuffed Wild Goose

Ingredients:

• (1) 8 -10 pound wild goose
• ¼ cup butter
• 2 cups uncooked rice
• ½ cup chopped onion
• ½ cup chopped celery
• 2 cups water
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon parsley flakes
• ½ teaspoon thyme
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 6 slices bacon

Directions To Make Stuffing:

1. Melt butter in large skillet, add rice, onion, celery.
2. Sauté until rice is lightly browned, stirring constantly.
3. Add water, bouillon, parsley and seasonings.
4. Cover and simmer 20 minutes or until rice is tender (add water if rice sticks).
5. Set aside to cool.

Goose:

1. When stuffing is cool enough to handle, fill and truss cleaned goose.
2. Place in roasting pan, breast side up.
3. Cover breast with bacon slices and roast 25 minutes per pound, basting often.