Thanksgiving Turkey, Ham, and more

Roasting Raw Whole Turkey
Watch Chris' brining & roasting video and get his turkey brining recipe.

Let your turkey come to room temperature (about 1 hour) and warm your oven to 375°F. Roast the bird for about 20 minutes then lower oven temperature to 325°F. Bake until skin is a light golden color then cover loosely with foil. During last 45 minutes of baking, remove the foil to finish browning skin. Basting isn't required but promotes even browning. When the turkey is done, remove it from the oven and allow to it stand loosely covered with tin foil for 20-30 minutes before carving. This allows the juices to redistribute throughout the meat and makes for easier carving. The only true test for doneness is the temperature of the meat (not the color of the skin or juices). The turkey is done when the meat reaches an internal temperature of 165°F. To get an accurate reading, be sure that your thermometer is not touching the bone.

Roasting Raw Turkey Breasts: https://www.gordonramsay.com/gr/recipes/turkey-breast-and-gravy/

Whole Smoked Turkey or Smoked Turkey Breast or Herb & Spice Roasted Turkey
Your smoked turkey, smoked turkey breast, or herb & spice roasted turkey is fully cooked. If you'd like to serve it warm, here’s how we recommend warming it up… 

1. Store your smoked/ roasted turkey or breast in the fridge. Remove it and let sit uncovered at room temperature for about 1 hour. 
2. Heat oven to 300-325°F. Rest the turkey in the rack of a roasting pan. (Optional: drizzle stock, cider, or beer over the turkey/breast.) 
3. Cover the turkey loosely with tin foil and heat to an internal temperature of about 160-165°F. On average, it will take about 17 minutes per pound to warm your smoked turkey or smoked turkey breast to this internal temperature. Remember that your smoked turkey/breast is fully cooked--warming it to this internal temperature will help ensure that it's hot throughout. 
4. Remove the turkey from the oven and carefully remove the tin foil. Baste the skin of the turkey with butter and/or stock and drippings from the pan. 
5. Increase the oven temperature to 425°F and pop the uncovered turkey back in the oven until it begins to show your desired shade of browning.

Black Pepper Maple Ham or City Ham
Your ham is fully cooked. If you'd like to serve it warm, here’s how we recommend warming it up…

1. Preheat oven to 325 F.
2. Unwrap ham and place in shallow roasting pan on roasting rack.
3. Cover bottom of pan with water. (Optional: instead of water, use stock, cider, wine, or root beer mixed with water.)
4. Cover ham and roasting pan with a "tent" of aluminum foil, and seal edges of aluminum foil tightly around rim of roasting pan. Bake for approximately 12-15 minutes per pound.
5. With about 30 minutes left in heating time, remove ham from oven and baste with juices from pan + St. Elmo Root Beer Glaze (only included with Black Pepper Maple Hams). Return ham to oven uncovered and continue heating. Basting can be repeated several times during those last 30 minutes.
6. Final internal temperature of ham should reach 140 F. Remember, ham is already fully cooked, but heating to this temperature helps ensure it’s warm throughout.
7. Remove ham from oven and allow it to rest for 15 minutes before slicing.
Optional: serve any leftover St. Elmo Root Beer Glaze on the side. (only included with Black Pepper Maple Hams)

Thanksgiving Side Dishes
Heat in a 350F oven till warm throughout. Heating time depends on how cold the dish is when it goes into your oven. Check after 20 minutes and adjust heating time accordingly.

instructions for heating Easter hams and Chris' recipe for roast leg of lamb

Please scroll down the page to find Easter ham heating instructions and Chris' recipe for Roast Leg of Lamb with Sherry Vinegar + Herb Pan Sauce.

EASTER HAMS: Smoked Honey Hams, Bourbon Hams, Applewood Smoked Hams, City Hams

Your ham is fully cooked. If you'd like to serve it warm, here's how we recommend heating it up:

1. Remove ham from the fridge and allow to come to room temp. Preheat oven to 325 F.
2. Open the ham package and reserve any juices for basting.
3. Place ham in a shallow roasting pan on a roasting rack.
4. Cover the bottom of the pan with water (you can also use stock, wine, or cider).
5. Cover the ham and the roasting pan with a "tent" of aluminum foil, and seal the edges of the aluminum foil tightly around the rim of the roasting pan. Bake for approximately 12 minutes per pound.
6. With about 30 minutes left in your cooking time, remove the ham from the oven and baste with juices from the pan. Return the ham to the oven uncovered and continue heating. Basting can be repeated several times during those last 30 minutes.
7. The final internal temperature of the ham should reach 140 F. Remember, the ham is already fully cooked, but heating to this temperature helps ensure that it’s warm throughout.

All in One Lamb Marinade Kit

Empty onto a Leg of Lamb and rub all accessible surfaces of the meat with the marinade. Allow it to rest under refrigeration for at least 6 hours or overnight. Remove from refrigerator and allow to rest at room temperature for one additional hour. To roast, continue with Step 2 in the recipe’s instructions below.

ROASTED LEG OF LAMB WITH SHERRY VINEGAR & HERB PAN SAUCE

a holiday recipe from Goose owner and chef, Chris Eley

1 bone-in or boneless leg of lamb
1 lamb marinade kit (pre-order item at Goose the Market)
(if you don’t have a marinade kit, prepare a combination of fresh lemons, fresh garlic, fresh rosemary, thyme, oregano, and other fresh herbs you like with extra virgin olive oil, mustard, kosher salt, cracked black peppercorns)

For the Sauce:
1 tsp sherry vinegar
2 cups lamb stock (or other mild flavored stock)
1 cup red wine
1 cup chopped herbs: equal parts oregano, chives, rosemary and flat leaf parsley
1 Tbsp butter

Method of Preparation:
1. Rub all accessible surfaces of the lamb leg with the marinade and allow it to rest under refrigeration for at least 6 hours or overnight. Remove from refrigerator and allow to rest at room temperature for one additional hour.
2. Preheat oven to 425F
3. Put the lamb leg on a roasting rack, slide it into the oven, and sear for 10 minutes.
4. Lower the temperature to 300F and continue to roast.
5. Roast for about 20-25 minutes per pound for medium rare. When ¾ of the cooking time has passed, check the meat to ensure that it is ¾ of the way to your desired temperature, then adjust roasting time if needed. The finished temperature of the leg of lamb should be about 125F - 130F for medium rare. 
6. Remove the roasted lamb leg from the oven and loosely cover with tin foil. Allow it to rest for about 15 minutes before slicing.
7. In the meantime, make the pan sauce: collect the drippings of the lamb leg and combine with the wine and stock. Over medium-high heat, reduce the mixture by half the total volume.
8. Season the sauce with the vinegar, salt, and pepper. To finish, mount with butter (aka throw in some cubed, cold butter and whisk until incorporated). Toss in the herbs, and grab a seat at the table. 

Cook’s Tip: Tasting the wine throughout the cooking process not only ensures compatibility but also improves the overall quality of the end product. Just remember to save a cup for the sauce.

Corned Beef instructions: raw or fully cooked

RAW Corned Beef
Your beef brisket is corned and fully flavored but must be cooked prior to service. Here's how we recommend cooking it...

1. Store your corned beef in the fridge.

2. Take the brisket out of its package. Put in a large pan and cover with water or a mixture of water + light beef stock or beer or both. Empty the contents of the spice packet into the cooking liquid. (If you don’t see a spice packet, then we’ve already blended it into your brisket package for you. Hurrah!)

3. Bring the liquid barely to a boil then immediately reduce heat and gently simmer, estimating about 45-50 minutes per pound.

4. Keep the pot covered while simmering the corned beef but check every now and then to ensure that the cooking liquid covers the brisket. Add more cooking liquid if needed.

5. Optional: add any vegetables you'd like (potatoes, cabbage, carrots, etc.) during the last 20-40 minutes of cooking. Cook them to desired tenderness.

6. When the brisket has reached an internal temperature of 160F, remove it from the cooking liquid and let rest for about 10 minutes loosely covered with tin foil. Remove foil, slice and serve.

FULLY COOKED Corned Beef
Your corned beef is fully cooked. It should be stored in the fridge but can be served cold, at room temp, or hot. Here's how we recommend warming it up...

1. Remove your corned beef brisket from its package and let rest at room temp for about 30-60 minutes.

2. Put in a large pan and cover with water or a mixture of water + light beef stock or beer or both.

3. Bring the liquid barely to a boil then immediately reduce heat and gently simmer, estimating about 7-10 minutes per pound. (The time it takes to fully warm your corned beef depends on how cold it was going into the pan.)

4.When the brisket has reached an internal temperature of about 140F-145F, remove it from the cooking liquid and let rest for about 10 minutes loosely covered with tin foil. Remove foil, slice and serve.