Thread: Goat Curry

goat curry is lovely when cooked correctly .......does anyone on here have a good recipe for goat ..........it should be cooked slowly .......not like chicken.......i thank you

when i was working in Westminster i used to stop in a Jamaican cafe in peckham on the way home and always had the goat curry, lovely it was!

here's a recipe for jamacan goat curry
Ingredients

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 6-8 Tbsp curry powder
• 1 Tbsp allspice (see step 1)
• 3 pounds goat (can use lamb or beef if you can't find goat)
• Salt
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1-2 habanero or Scotch bonnet peppers, seeded and chopped
• A 2-inch piece of ginger, peeled and minced
• 1 head of garlic, peeled and chopped
• 1-2 cans coconut milk
• 1 15-ounce can of tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes
• 1 Tbsp dried thyme
• 3-4 cups water
• 5 Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks

Method

1 Make the curry powder. If you can find Jamaican curry powder, definitely use it. If not, use regular curry powder and add the allspice to it. You will need at least 6 tablespoons of spices for this stew, and you can kick it up to 8-9 depending on how spicy you like it.
2 Cut the meat into large chunks, maybe 2-3 inches across. If you have bones, you can use them, too. Salt everything well and set aside to come to room temperature for about 30 minutes.
3 Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Mix in 2 tablespoons of the curry powder and heat until fragrant.
4 Pat the meat dry and brown well in the curried oil. Do this in batches and don’t overcrowd the pot. It will take a while to do this, maybe 30 minutes or so. Set the browned meat aside in a bowl. (When all the meat is browned, if you have bones, add them and brown them, too.)
5 Add the onions and habanero to the pot and sauté, stirring from time to time, until the onions just start to brown, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle some salt over them as they cook. Add the ginger and garlic, mix well and sauté for another 1-2 minutes.
6 Put the meat (and bones, if using) back into the pot, along with any juices left in the bowl. Mix well. Pour in the coconut milk and tomatoes and 5 tablespoons of the curry powder. Stir to combine. If you are using 2 cans of coconut milk, add 3 cups of water. If you’re only using 1 can, add 4 cups of water. Add the thyme. Bring to a simmer and let it cook until the meat is falling-apart tender, which will take at least 2 hours. Longer if you have a mature goat.
7 Once the meat is close to being done – tender but not falling apart yet – Add the potatoes and mix in. The stew is done when the potatoes are. Taste for salt and add some if it needs it.
8 You might need to skim off the layer of fat at the top of the curry before serving. Do this with a large, shallow spoon, skimming into a bowl. Also, be sure to remove any bones before you serve the curry.
The stew is better the day after, or even several days after, the day you make it.
Serve with [Jamaican rice and peas, a coconut rice with kidney beans.

Also on the same job (dolphin square ) we used to eat in the staff canteen with all the immigrant work force and i tell ya the smells from their food was amazing. Put my cheese n pickle sarnies to shame.

slightly off topic but my mate always called dolphin square - dolphin squirrel for some reason and it didn't matter how much i corrected him he always said it...

thank - you ..........im sorry but my mind is on other emotions at the moment i just wish there was someone on here that i could talk to..........

This recipe sounds really good. Would it work for lamb/mutton as well?

I bet it would, mutton is readily available here and just as nice as lamb, a bit stronger flavoured but lovely slow cooked

Tillyfloss, Canning Vale markets sell goat at a better price than any butchers ive been to ............its the meat wagon , has everything in it at a fantastic price .......

Thanks for the advice. Here in the Wild West everything is about beef. The price of lamb is astronomical and since leaving UK I've really missed it. So few years ago I decided to keep hair sheep and it has been great.
This year I thought why not try goats. Of the two I bought, one was so naughty that we ate her pretty soon after. The other one, besides being a good brush clearer, is not that much better behaved and my husband threatens to turn her into a goat curry. I am trying to save her.
So that is why I asked you guys.
In the meantime I made him some nice mint sauce...