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Pre-heat the oven to 550 degrees with a roasting pan large enough to hold the bird.
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Pull bird out of brine and rinse extremely well.
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Pat dry and rub canola oil all over and inside the bird and season with black pepper.
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Place goose in the hot roasting pan in the oven.
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Let brown on top, about 20 to 30 minutes.
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Meanwhile, in a hot saute pan coated lightly with canola oil, add the sesame oil and saute the garlic cloves, ginger and onions until lightly brown then add the carrots and celery, about 5 minutes.
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Season with salt and pepper.
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In a large bowl, gently mix with the sweet potatoes, chestnuts and green scallions and check for seasoning.
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Pull the browned bird out of the oven and stuff with stuffing.
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Reduce oven to 325 degrees and cover with foil to prevent burning.
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Cook an additional 11/2 to 2 hours (depending on size of bird) or until juices run clear after puncturing between leg and breast.
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Let bird rest 10 minutes before slicing.
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Drain off fat in the roasting pan but leave at least 2 tablespoons of fat.
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Place roasting pan on a high burner and sautee white scallions, ginger and plums.
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Deglaze with both wines.
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Reduce by 80 percent then add stock.
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Reduce stock by 20 percent then add soy.
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Check for seasoning.
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PLATING: Take out the stuffing and mound it on a large oval platter.
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Slice bird and present on top of stuffing.
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Ladle sauce around the slices.
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BEVERAGE Chateau Pichon Lalande