Štěpánská Goose

Place the goose in a roasting pan and cover it with salt. Cover with aluminum foil and let it marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 day.

Then rinse the salt off the goose, place whole apples inside, half the amount of cinnamon, half the amount of star anise, and half the dried cranberries. Put half of the lard in the roasting pan, place the goose on it, and sprinkle with the remaining spices and cranberries. Place the other half of the lard on the goose. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in the oven at 110 degrees (preferably on a convection setting) for 10 hours, ideally overnight.

After ten hours, increase the temperature to 150 degrees and bake for another 2 hours. During this time, baste or brush the goose with the rendered lard. For the last 30 minutes, uncover the goose and increase the temperature to 200-220 degrees to crisp up the skin.