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🍽️ Crispy Goose Legs with Savory Lentils and Apples

700 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 250 g lentils
• 4 goose legs
• salt
• pepper from the mill
• 4 tbsp oil
• 250 ml clear instant broth
• 4 apples
• 2 onions
• thyme
• 1 tbsp vinegar

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the lentils under cold water.
2. 2. Place the lentils in a pot with fresh water.
3. 3. Simmer the lentils for 35 minutes until they are tender.
4. 4. Rinse the goose legs under running water.
5. 5. Thoroughly dry the legs with a kitchen towel.
6. 6. Rub the legs with salt and pepper.
7. 7. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a large casserole pot.
8. 8. Fry the goose legs on all sides until golden brown.
9. 9. Place the fried legs into a baking dish.
10. 10. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (convection: 160 degrees, gas: level 2-3).
11. 11. Place the baking dish in the oven.
12. 12. Cook the legs for 1 ½ hours.
13. 13. Gradually pour broth over the legs during the cooking time.
14. 14. Wash the apples under running water.
15. 15. Cut the apples into four equal quarters.
16. 16. Remove the core from the apple quarters.
17. 17. Cut the apple pieces into thin wedges.
18. 18. Peel the onions.
19. 19. Cut the onions into wedges as well.
20. 20. Rinse the thyme and marjoram under cold water.
21. 21. Strip the small leaves from the thyme stems.
22. 22. Pluck the leaves from the marjoram.
23. 23. Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan.
24. 24. Fry the apple wedges briefly in the hot oil.
25. 25. Add the stripped herbs and onion wedges to the pan.
26. 26. Sauté the vegetables for a short time.
27. 27. Drain the cooked lentils in a sieve.
28. 28. Remove the baking dish from the oven 20 minutes before the end of the cooking time.
29. 29. Add the drained lentils and the fried apple vegetables to the goose legs.
30. 30. Return the baking dish to the oven.
31. 31. Season the dish with vinegar, salt, and pepper to taste.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 700
• Protein: 45 g · Fett/Fat: 35 g · Carbs: 50 g