Recipes for goat

[Wolfie]

we're getting a goat (well a kid) delivered for the freezer today - I've not cooked goat before so I'd be grateful for any hints, tips and recipes ...

 

[mentalchik]

Shit, my ex-hubby's mate once came round and made an absolutely heavenly jamaican goat curry once.........

it took 2 days !

can't remember the recipe but i know it involved curry powder, tumeric, chilli powder,flour,paprika and tomato puree !

 

[madzone]

Our 2 billies are for the chop in the next couple of weeks so I'd be interested in recipes as well.

 

[killer b]

most recipes for mutton should do the job, as the taste & meat is very similar.

 

[hovis]

Any lamb/mutton recipes from India or Africa would prob be fine. Try one by Madhur Jaffrey, she is great.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Yes, I'd go for caribbean recipes, although the nicest goat I've eaten was cooked by someone from Sierra Leone with gari as an accompaniment. Gari is a sort of floury stuff you add boiling water to and beat furiously till it's so thick the spoon won't move. It turns into a sort of dumpling type thing you break off and dip into the stew. Really delicious.

 

[etnea]

There are some lovely Greek recipesfor goat too

 

[Mrs Magpie]

ooh yes, and I bet North African recipes would be good too, I'd kind of forgotton that goat/mutton is regarded as pretty much the same thing in many cultures.

 

[wiskey]

if i had a goat i'd feed it grass, leaves, carrots and stuff

and i'd keep it in a field! keeping it in a freezer is cruel, hows it gonna stretch its legs?

 

[Wolfie]

there's always one isn't there?

 

[pinkmonkey]

we're getting a goat (well a kid) delivered for the freezer today - I've not cooked goat before so I'd be grateful for any hints, tips and recipes ...

If it's a kid - how about Spanish style kid chops? Always get served these in Elche and Elda (funnily enough they make a lot of kid shoes there )

They seem to be cooked with garlic, rosemary and olive oil

 

[tarannau]

To be honest, I haven't made goat curry for a little while and most of the folks I know use a ready made curry powder mix rather than a fresh spice blend, albeit one enhanced with a a few choice 'secret' ingredients. And there's no real recipe from any of my folks - it's always a bung it in and see approach that seems to be best way forward.

That said this recipe should provide a good base to start from. I would probably advise seasoning a night before as others have suggested and adding a good chunk of ginger to the mix too. I also tend to use some coconut milk or creamed coconut too.

It's probably worth noting that West Indian dried thyme generally has a stronger type of flavour, with the curry powder mix also slightly differing in some places. Goat curry's generally cooked on the bone to add a little added flavour.

And, should you fancy the whole authentic West Indian works, you really need to serve it with some roti and with a bottle of pepper sauce to hand.

By all means drop me a line if you fancy a food parcel of a few extras to Wales. Least we could do...

 

[spliff]

A good recipe for goats is a field full of thistles. They love 'em.


spliff xxx

 

[madzone]

Wolfie, I'd be really interested in the weight/cuts and price if I may be so nosey

 

[Wolfie]

well it's free - don't know anything about weights til it gets here

 

[moose]

Shirl been gathering roadkill again?
I believe a mysterious orange bus was seen leaving the area at speed.

 

[polly]

i had some goat recently and googled for a recipe- this is only the 2nd one that comes up but i'm a lazy woman! (hope it's ok to post link and sorry i can't do fancy html business with it) anyway, I marinated it with all the spices and raw onion overnight first, as advised by the man in my local west indian takeaway.

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/44/JamaicanStyle_Goat_Curry46171.shtml


edited to add- it was delish!

 

[Soreenkid]

curry

 

[Soreenkid]

Shit, my ex-hubby's mate once came round and made an absolutely heavenly jamaican goat curry once.........

it took 2 days !

can't remember the recipe but i know it involved curry powder, tumeric, chilli powder,flour,paprika and tomato puree !

seconded, the jamican place near my house does curried goat - £10 a portion like

 

[kalidarkone]

You can also make 'manished water' curried goat head soup, brains and all!!

When I was in Jamacia round christmas time, my uncle Calvin would have a bday party on boxing day, bout 2 days before hand this kid would arrive and be grazing in the garden, then the 'man' would come and slit the kids throat and make curried goat and manished water in a huge pot over a fire in the garden

It was delicious and a brill party as well

 

[Wolfie]

well it's in the freezer now - except for the chops, I'm going to cook them tomorrow Greek kleftiko style.

There's no head to make 'manished water' tho' kali

 

[tarannau]

seconded, the jamican place near my house does curried goat - £10 a portion like

£10 a portion! Is this a Mayfair West Indian or what? The only places I know selling curry for that are poncey anglicised sit-down West Indian joints like Mango Landing and Cottons.

Local roti shop of West Indian bakery should do you a curry and roti for around a fiver...

 

[Gavin Bl]

I had it with chicken in jollof rice the other day - very nice. Goat and mutton are sold pretty much interchangeably aren't they, or is 'goat' usually mutton.

To be honest, it is something that lends itself to any meat type stew - I have used it to make 'cawl' (a welsh broth) before and the strength of flavour makes it really nice.

Also casseroles really nicely with some puy lentils.

Shame its not more widely available - mutton that is - it used to be a staple meat for a lot of people in the UK, so I am told.