Best Goat Stew With Jerk Spices Recipes

GOAT STEW

Steps:

• Combine onions, garlic, carrots, celery and pepper in a large bowl. Season the meat with salt and pepper, and toss meat with the vegetables. (Protect yourself from contact with Scotch Bonnet peppers.) Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, (the longer the better).
• Heat the oil and butter in a large saucepan, and add the meat/vegetable mixture, browning all sides of meats and cooking for a few minutes to integrate flavors. Add the tomato paste and stock, cover and reduce heat. Simmer until meat is fork tender, at least 1 1/2 to 2 hours, checking occasionally to make sure there is adequate liquid in the pot. (This recipe is also great cooked slowly in a crock pot.) Once the meat is tender, add the chopped tomato and parsley and serve.

GOAT STEW

Steps:

• Mix goat meat with vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic in a large bowl; cover and refrigerate from 1 to 8 hours. For best flavor, marinate at least 6 hours. Remove meat from marinade and pat dry with paper towels; reserve marinade and garlic cloves.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and brown the goat meat, working in batches if necessary, 10 to 15 minutes. Set goat meat aside. Cook and stir onion, red bell pepper, and garlic cloves from the marinade over medium heat until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes; pour in tomato sauce and bring mixture to a simmer. Allow to cook down slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Return goat meat to the sauce and pour in reserved marinade and beef stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer covered until goat meat is partially tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Stir in potato, carrots, and peas; season with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Simmer until goat meat is very tender and potato and carrots are cooked through, 20 to 30 more minutes. Adjust seasonings before serving.

JAMAICAN CURRIED GOAT

Steps:

• Combine goat meat, chile pepper, curry powder, garlic, salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate to allow flavors to blend, 1 hour to overnight.
• Remove goat meat mixture from bowl and pat dry, reserving marinade. Heat vegetable oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Cook meat in batches, browning on all sides, 5 to 6 minutes per batch. Transfer meat to a plate. Add onion and celery to the stockpot; cook and stir until onion begins to brown, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Stir browned goat meat into onion mixture. Add reserved marinade, vegetable broth, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 hour. Stir in potatoes; simmer until potatoes and meat are tender, 35 to 45 minutes more.
• Remove stockpot from heat, skim off surface fat, and remove bay leaf.

WEST AFRICAN GOAT MEAT STEW

Steps:

• Combine the goat meat with 1/2 cup of the onions and 1 teaspoon salt in a medium pot. Add enough water to cover the meat. Cover with the lid and cook over medium heat, until tender, 45 to 50 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the goat meat to a medium bowl. Reserve the broth.
• Meanwhile, combine the tomatoes, garlic, bell pepper, habanero, if using, and 1 cup of the remaining onions in a blender or food processor; blend until smooth and set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large high-sided skillet over medium-high heat. Using the slotted spoon, transfer the goat meat to the skillet and cook until browned all over, about 3 minutes per side. Remove the goat meat to the same bowl.
• Add the remaining 4 tablespoons oil to the same skillet and heat over medium heat. Add the remaining 1/2 cup onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and stir until grainy in appearance in the oil, about 5 minutes. Add the tomato-pepper puree and stir to combine. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the bouillon powder, curry powder, thyme, bay leaves and 1/2 teaspoon salt; stir to combine and cook for 3 minutes. Add the goat meat and 2 tablespoons of the reserved broth (save the rest for another use); stir to combine. Cover and simmer over low heat until a layer of oil appears on the surface and the stew is thickened and bright reddish in color, about 10 minutes. Taste and add more salt, if needed. Serve with rice and/or sweet plantains.

JAMAICAN JERK MARINADE FOR GOAT | LAMB | VENISON

Steps:

• In the pitcher of a blender or bowl of a food processor, add citrus zest and juice, garlic, Spanish onions, green onions, chili peppers (depending on your heat level, the seeds and ribs of the chilies can be removed to drop the heat and retain the flavor of the chilies | peppers), shallot, thyme, allspice, cumin, coriander, ginger, paprika, turmeric, nutmeg, salt, pepper, Scottish Ale, molasses and soy sauce | tamari | liquid aminos. Pulse the mixture a few times, breaking up the ingredients, scraping the sides down with a spatula. Then purée until mixture is smooth, creating a thick paste. Add more 1 - 2 more tablespoons of beer if the mixture is too dry and not mixing well. Taste the jerk before using, as the Scotch bonnet pepper is one of the hottest peppers (not the hottest) around and will make a spicy marinade.
• To use, coat the goat | lamb | venison liberally, rubbing the marinade into each nook and cranny. Give most proteins at least 4 hours and up to 48 hours of contact time with the marinade for optimum flavor, deep into the protein. This marinade will last for two weeks refrigerated in a sealed container.
• Traditionally jerk was cooked over Pimento wood, imparting its unique flavor to the goat | lamb | venison. Since this type of tree isn't in everyone's backyard, experiment with different woods. I like to use cherry, fig or Jack Daniel's barrel wood cubes with goat | lamb | venison. Since venison is a very lean meat, be careful when cooking it, so it do not dry out.
• Start a small amount of coals, adding some cherry, fig or Jack Daniel's barrel cubes (or chips soaked in water or beer for 30 minutes prior to use) atop, giving different flavors to the protein. Cook the goat | lamb | venison indirectly at first, letting the flavor of the wood envelop the meat for 30 - 45 minutes. Finish by placing the protein over the direct heat to sear the outside and form a crust.
• If using a larger piece of meat, low and slow will help the cooking and infuse a lot of flavor. Use restraint when adding cherry, fig or Jack Daniel's barrel cubes | chunks, as the main flavorings should come from the jerk marinade, not just the wood. Cook at 250°F | 121°C - 300°F | 149°C for 4 - 6 hours, depending on the size, cut and type of meat being cooked.
• Traditionally this is the way jerk is cooked. Using several cinder blocks, create a pit 3 feet high, 3 to 4 feet wide and in length fire pit. Make your fire, using some charcoal and hard wood, covering the "pit" with either rebar or a heavy gauge wire. Cook as you would a grill, about an hour or longer for larger size meats.
• Preheat oven to 375˚F | 191°C - 400°F | 204°C. Place protein on top third of the oven and cook for 20 - 35 minutes to sear the goat | lamb | venison. Lower temp to 325°F | 163°C and finish until desired cooking temperature and doneness is reached. Goat | lamb | venison are medium rare between 135°F | 57°C -140°F | 60°C.

MOROCCAN SPICED GOAT STEW

Steps:

• Gather the roasted spice mixture ingredients.
• Mix cumin seeds, caraway seeds, fennel seeds, whole cloves, cardamom seeds, and ras al hanout together in a small bowl.
• Heat a large frying pan , sprinkle spice mix in and cook for 1 minute, shaking the pan constantly and taking care not to burn.
• Once cooked, tip the spice mix into a screw-top jar and set aside.
• Gather stew ingredients as well as prepared spice mix.
• Pat the chunks of goat meat dry with a paper towel.
• Place meat into a bowl. Add the yogurt, mint, garlic, and stir well. Cover, and place in the fridge and leave to marinate for a minimum of 3 hours, or even better, overnight.
• When ready to cook the meat, heat the butter and 4 tablespoons of the oil in a heavy-bottom pot, add the onions and cook gently for 5 minutes until soft.
• Add the ginger, 3 tablespoons of the spice mix from the recipe you made earlier, and stir.
• Then add the tomato paste and stir again.
• Add the beef stock, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Pour the sauce into a food processor and blend thoroughly.
• Pass the sauce through a fine sieve into a bowl, and set aside. Preheat the oven to 325 F/160 C/Gas 3.
• Reheat the pot over medium-high heat, add the remaining oil, and once hot, add the cubed meat and fry for several minutes until the meat is lightly browned.
• Pour the pureed sauce over the meat, bring to a boil, and cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
• Cover the pot with its lid and place in the middle of the preheated oven. Cook for 4 hours, stirring occasionally and making sure the meat is always covered with the sauce. If the sauce is drying up, add a little boiling water and lower the heat.
• After the 4 hours, remove from the oven, the meat should be soft and tender (if not, return to the oven for a little longer). Check the seasoning and season with additional salt, if needed. Before serving, chop the fresh cilantro and add to the stew. Serve with grilled Moroccan flatbreads and/or plain boiled rice to soak up the lovely sauce.

THIS GOAT IS A REAL JERK

Steps:

• Trim meat and cut into bite size cubes.
• In a bowl, combine meat with lemon juice, stir, then add onions, garlic thyme, curry paste, pepper, salt, and minced scotch bonnet (habenaro).
• Cover and let stand in the refrigerator over night.
• Heat oil in skillet and brown the meat.
• Add water and simmer for one hour.
• Add cubed squash and more water if needed and simmer till squash is tender.
• Cook rice in rice cooker using coconut milk instead of water.
• Serve stew over cooked rice.