goat recipes

[MsPeaches]

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Kid Goat Chops Jalapeno

(makes 4 servings)

4 goat shoulders, 1 in. thick, round bone or blade 1 8-ounce can crushed pineapple in its own juice

1 t salt 1/2 c jalapeno jelly (may substitute apricot jam)

1/2 t ground pepper 1/4 c fresh lemon juice

1/2 t ground cinnamon 1 T prepared mustard

Sprinkle goat shoulders with a mixture of salt, pepper and cinnamon. Combine remaining ingredients in small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until jelly is melted. Broil or grill chops 4 inches from heat source, 8-10 minutes on each side. Spoon sauce on goat last 5 minutes of cooking time.


Hawaiian Goat Mini-Kabobs

(makes 60-70 appetizers)

1 lb boneless leg of goat, cut in 3/4-in cubes 3 slices bacon, cut in 1-in pieces

1 cup Italian dressing 1 14-ounce can pineapple chunks, each cut in half

1 clove garlic, minced 1/4 cup melted butter

Combine cubed goat, dressing and garlic in a shallow glass dish and marinate for 1 hour or overnight in refrigerator. Alternate cubes of goat meat, bacon and pineapple on mini-skewers or round toothpicks. Brush with melted butter. Broil 5-8 inches from heat source for 5 minutes. Serve hot.

[MsPeaches]

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Kid Goat and Vegetable Casserole

(makes 7 servings)

1 10-ounce pkg frozen lima beans 1 10 1/2-ounce can cream of mushroom soup

1 1/2 c thinly sliced carrots 1/3 c vegetable liquid

1 c boiling water 1 1/2 t salt

1 1/2 lbs ground goat meat 1/4 t thyme

2 T chopped onion 6 tomato slices, 3/4 inch thick

1 T fat or vegetable oil 1/2 t salt

2 T grated Parmesan cheese

Add lima beans and carrots to boiling water. Cook covered until tender, about 15 to 20 min. Drain and save cooking liquid. Preheat oven to 350° F. Cook ground kid goat and onion in fat until kid goat is lightly brown and onion is transparent. Pour off drippings. Add soup, vegetable liquid, vegetables, salt and thyme. Mix well and pour into a 2-quart casserole. Arrange tomato slices on top of mixture. Sprinkle with salt and cheese. Bake 35 to 40 minutes.

[MsPeaches]

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And this one is my own:

EASY OKRO AND GARDEN EGGS STEW (Ghanaian Style)

15-20 okro pods, tail ends removed, chopped
2 small Italian eggplants, stem ends removed
4 ripe tomatoes, chopped, or 1 ½ cups tinned ground tomatoes
2 onions, chopped finely
1 pound goatmeat, chopped into small pieces
½-1 teaspoon ground hot red pepper
1 teaspoon Paprika
1 goat-flavored Maggi Cube
3 tablespoons red palm oil
1 ¼ cups water
small piece of smoked herring or 1 tablespoon ground dried shrimp*
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger

1) Put smoked fish, if using, into ½ cup water, cover, and set to boil
2) Place onions, salt and meat into a large saucepan with a cup of water
3) When meat pot boils, turn heat to low and cook very slowly for a half hour
4) Meanwhile, prick the eggplant skins all over with a fork
5) Microwave the eggplants on high for about 6 minutes (prick skin first! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] )
6) Remove eggplants from microwave using oven mitts
7) Place in jar of food processor along with tomatoes and chopped okro
8) Process on high, stopping to scrape the sides of the jar occasionally, until fairly smooth
9) Remove bones from fish, if using, add to jar and process again for 30 seconds OR add ground shrimp* instead
10) Add processed mixture to steamed meat and onions along with hot pepper, paprika, grated ginger and grated Maggi cube, if using
11) Bring slowly to a boil, turn stove way down and simmer for 20 minutes
12) Add palm oil and simmer for another 15 minutes
13) Check for seasoning and adjust if necessary
14) Serve with tuwo zaafi (hot dumplin, fufu will do nicely!) of your choice

*These are blenderised Chinese dried shrimp.

[MsPeaches]

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And here's another Ghana-style recipe:

EGUSI SOUP MISS PEACHES

1 large onion, chopped fine
2 cloves of garlic, grated
½ to 1 teaspoon of ground hot red pepper
2 fat stems of Jamaican calalloo, chopped fine
½ pound fresh shark
1 pound of goat meat cut into small pieces
(leave bone in)
1 cup ground Egusi**
½ teaspoon salt
2 small tomatoes, chopped
1 teaspoon curry powder
2 cups water
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
2 teaspoons ground dried shrimp*
2 tablespoons red palm oil

1) Place 1 ½ cups water, the chopped onion and the meat into a large pot.
2) Put it onto the stove and bring to a boil.
3) Reduce heat to low and ‘steam’ the meat for about 45 minutes
4) Add all the remaining ingredients except for the Egusi and the remaining water
5) Bring to a boil again and cook for a half hour on low
6) Heat the remaining water and stir it into the Egusi to make a smooth paste
7) Add the Egusi paste to the stew slowly, stirring well
8) Cook for another half hour on low
9) Serve with fufu, rice balls or coo-coo.

*Get the dried shrimp at a Chinese grocery and grind it in your food processor.
**This is ground tropical melon seeds, available at stores which sell African groceries. They are used to thicken the soup and lend a great rich creaminess to it. Also spelled AGUSHI.

[mountaingal]

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Wow, Ms. Peaches. So many different ways to cook goat.

And to think that in Jamaica, it's curry goat, curry goat and more curry goat. Not even brown stew goat. And the jerk goat was seen as a major experiment - nobaddy still no sell it inna de jerk shop dem yet.

[MsPeaches]

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Yes, Mountaingal.

I guess you can guess that it's about my favourite meat. I just love the stuff and use it all the time. Fortunately for me it's in common use in Ghana. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Here in Ottawa we can buy already cut-up goat meat from a local Tropical Grocery Store. It is available as goat 'chops', (labeled "Goat Leg") or as small chunks (labeled as "Goat Meat") ready fi stew dung. It is imported from Thailand and is quite inexpensive.

I also love fresh Canadian Goat Meat: it has a great flavour but it costs a bit more (there's Globalisation [img]/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] ), and takes a bit longer to cook, like Jamaican beef. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

But I still have to say that the best curry meat I have ever tried was.......

(are you ready for this???????)

(SURE???????????)

MOOSEMEAT. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

I'm serious.

(Globalise that, I dare you! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] )

[Jade Stone]

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Wow, thanks MsPeaches!
One question though. I see "Maggi Cube" in a bunch of recipes. What is that??

Thanks again, I'll be busy for weeks trying all this. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Jade

[Starwatcher]

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You guys will all probably BOAL at this one. I live in California, and my friends and I decided to have a Jamaican barbeque a couple of Saturdays ago. I made the recipe from here for grandma2's Sweet Potato Pudding, but unfortunately, my oven was too hot and it got burned it a little. Still was pretty good, though, I guess - but that's not the biggest laugh!

I decided to surprise my friends and make some Jerk Goat. Of course, traditional American supermarkets don't carry goat meat. So what did I have to do to be able to buy some? Go to the Mexican market and have to speak mostly Spanish! You should seen this "gringa" asking for "carne de cabra - barbacoa por seis personas"! But - the butcher knew what I meant, and cut me some nice pieces of frozen goat meat that cost me about USD $8.

I took the meat home and put it in a sealed Tupperware container and soaked it overnight with some Walkerswood Jerk Sauce from St. Ann's.

The next day, I took it up to my friend's house and she put it on the grill for about 15 - 20 min. or so, and it came out totally delicious!

We had a wonderful meal with jerk chicken, goat and tofu, rice and peas, marinated peas and sweet potato pudding and pumpkin pie ( I stopped and bought the last one that 'cuz I was embarrassed about the burned outcome of the pudding!) One of my friends ate it, though, with whipped cream and said she liked it!

Starwatcher's
jerk goat experience! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

P.S. I just saw what you wrote above, mountaingal - I wonder why they don't jerk goat in Jamaica??!! It's delicious, I absolutely loved it!!!

[MsPeaches]

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Originally posted by Jade Stone:
[qb]Wow, thanks MsPeaches!
One question though. I see "Maggi Cube" in a bunch of recipes. What is that??

[/qb]

MAGGI CUBES are 'bouillon-type' "flavour cubes" sort of like for chicken soup stock the 'easy way'. They come in flavours such as chicken, garlic, lemon, shrimp, and GOAT and are obtainable at shops that sell Caribbean and African groceries. They have become a staple in some African cuisines, especially Nigerian, where they seem to be ubiquitous. Of course, they don't have the nutritional value of the foods whose flavours they are simulating, which can be a problem from a nutritional point of view. And some people are boycotting Maggi, a European company, at present because of their supposed support of the Israeli position in the War on Palestine.