Goose & Egg Wrap

Ashengoot

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Egypt: Recipes and stories from an ancient land

By Suzanne Zeidy and Rawah Badrawi

Published 2026

  • About

Ashengoot, the uniquely Siwan celebratory wedding dish, wraps goose meat and egg into roqaq bread.

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, quartered
  • 3 pieces of mastic resin
  • 2 bay leaves
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Method

To boil the goose, in a medium-sized pan over a high heat, bring enough water to a rolling boil to fully submerge the goose legs. Add the onion, mastic, bay leaves, pepper, cinnamon, cardamom and season to taste with salt. Reduce the heat to medium and add the goose legs to the pot. Cover and let them simmer for about 1½-2 hours, or until the meat is tender. Once cooked, remove the goose legs f