Roast goose with potato & stuffing - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 4½ kg oven-ready goose, neck, giblets and wishbone removed and saved for the stock
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 1 bouquet garni (a sprig of thyme ; 3-4 parsley stalks; 1 celery stick, sliced; and 6-7 peppercorns - all in a muslin bag)
• 25g butter
• 450g onions, chopped
• 450g cooking apples, peeled and chopped
• 2 tsp thyme or lemon thyme leaves
• 2-3 tbsp fresh orange juice
• 900g floury potatoes, halved if large
• 3 tsp finely grated orange zest
• bay leaves
• Bramley apple sauce