Best Slow Cooked Goat Shoulder Moorish Style Recipes

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.

SLOW ROASTED GOAT SHOULDER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
• In a bowl, add all seasonings ( garlic, paprika, olive oil, salt, onion powder, balsamic vinegar, seven spices, and black pepper)
• Mix until all seasonsing are combined.
• Pour the seasonings mixture over the goat shoulder, rub the shoulder, make sure its all coated with the seasonings.
• Place seasoned goat shoulder in a baking dish, add water, cardamom pods, and garlic cloves.
• Cover tightly with foil.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 40 minutes, lower the heat to 350 degrees, and bake for 2 hours.
• Serve it over rice and enjoy.

SLOW-COOKED GOAT SHOULDER MOORISH STYLE

Steps:

• The evening before you plan to cook the shoulder, season it generously with salt, pepper and ¼ cup of the harissa. Refrigerate overnight and start to bring it to room temperature two hours before you plan to cook it.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large Dutch oven set over medium heat, cook the onion, carrots, garlic and spices for a few minutes in the olive oil until fragrant and slightly browned. If using cilantro sprigs, tuck them into the vegetables after they've cooked. Lay the shoulder over the vegetables.
• In a small saucepan, bring the stock, wine and honey to a simmer and pour it over the goat. Cook uncovered in the oven for about 1 hour, adjusting the temperature so the juices maintain a very gentle simmer. Add a little more broth or water if it gets too low. Carefully turn the shoulder over and return to the oven. After 30 minutes, turn again and repeat every 30 minutes until the meat is very tender and nearly falling off the bone. Total cooking time will be 2½ to 3 hours. The slower it cooks, the more meltingly tender it will be. Cool in its juices.
• Remove the shoulder and strain the liquid into a bowl, pushing some of the solids through the strainer. Let the liquid settle for a few minutes, then skim off all of the fat. This is made easier if you refrigerate the juices for a half hour or so, partially solidifying the fat.
• To serve, gently reheat the meat in the juices and stir in the preserved lemon and sprinkle with mint. Serve with more harissa, yogurt and aromatic baked rice (recipe follows).