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Title: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: SmokinKat on September 30, 2015, 01:33:43 PM
While James and I were on honeymoon, one of my coworkers here at MAK, Dennis, and his son took care of things on the farm for us.  As an added bonus, Dennis also butchered one of our wether (castrated) goats for us while we were away. 

The meat is a beautiful deep red color:

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First up on the menu was goat curry-- I put the chunks of goat in the slow cooker and covered with chicken broth, then mid-day added in a whole boatload of curry powder and some other spices which escape me at the moment.  After I got home from work, I thickened the sauce up with a big of coconut flour.   Nice and lightly spicy!

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In addition to providing his excellent knackerman services, Dennis has been getting into making some of his own sausage.  He was kind enough to give us three sample mixes to taste-- the one we liked best was this recipe:
" 6 lbs goat meat, 2 lbs bacon ends and pieces, fine grind. Add 3tsp fine chopped garlic, 2tbs salt, 2tsp pepper, 4tsp fresh ground caraway seed, and 2 cups bread crumbs. Mix well and enjoy! "

And enjoy we did!!!  We ended up with 8 lbs of goat sausage, which seems like a lot, until you want to use it in EVERYTHING because it's so delicious. :)   We mostly have just been eating it as little sausage patties, since it's amazing on its own.   I did have a wee bit leftover in one bag over the weekend, so we made up some goat sausage gravy to serve over eggs and hashbrowns.   

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And my latest goat meat treat has been using it in Vietnamese Pho soup.  I cheat and just use little packets of the pho broth, get that boiling, drop in thinly sliced goat meat, and pour it all over rice noodles.  It's usually served with Thai basil, jalapenos and bean sprouts, but all I had on hand was cilantro, which wasn't too shabby.  Also drizzled some hoisin sauce and sriracha into it as well.   Super comfort food! :) 

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We've still got some packages of meat in the freezer, so I'm sure we'll enjoy plenty more meals out of our 1/2 of a goat! :)  We'll likely be ending up with a steady stream of goat for awhile-- we had 5 babies this year, then our buck broke into the female pen a couple of months ago, so we've got yet ANOTHER batch of babies on the way in the next few months.   Never a dull moment! 
Title: Re: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: akruckus on September 30, 2015, 02:26:21 PM
Wow.... and now I'm craving Pho!
Title: Re: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: TMB on September 30, 2015, 02:32:19 PM
No pictures?   Sounds really good, just can't see them..

You take the Dee Stafford school of photography??  ;)
Title: Re: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: sliding_billy on September 30, 2015, 03:24:06 PM
No pictures?   Sounds really good, just can't see them..

You take the Dee Stafford school of photography??  ;)

Same here on the pics.
Title: Re: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: SmokinKat on September 30, 2015, 04:10:05 PM
No pictures?   Sounds really good, just can't see them..

You take the Dee Stafford school of photography??  ;)

Same here on the pics.

Well bugger!   I uploaded them from my google pictures, and looks like if you use Internet Explorer, they don't work.  Well, here they are just attached! :) 



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Title: Re: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: sliding_billy on September 30, 2015, 04:12:51 PM
Much better!
Title: Re: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: HighOnSmoke on September 30, 2015, 05:40:13 PM
Looks real tasty Kat!
Title: Re: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: Smokin Don on September 30, 2015, 10:42:07 PM
Now that looks good Kat!!! A nice cook!!! Don
Title: Re: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: spuds on October 01, 2015, 01:31:43 AM
THAT LOOKS REALLY GOOD!! I LIKE THE REALLY BIG PICTURES TOO!!!

LOL,I just went thru a picture posting trial a while back,I hear ya loud and clear.
Title: Re: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: muebe on October 01, 2015, 08:42:46 AM
That looks great Kat!
Title: Re: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: TMB on October 01, 2015, 09:29:53 AM
Now your talkin' !!!!!!
Title: Re: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: Pam Gould on October 01, 2015, 09:33:53 AM
Now your talkin' !!!!!!
Tommy can cook some goat..had some.  But your soup looks wonderful, bet it was good.  .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
Title: Re: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: IR2dum on October 01, 2015, 09:52:23 PM
SK, that really looks delicious. Hub will go crazy over that gravy.
Title: Re: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: SmokinKat on October 02, 2015, 11:33:28 AM
THAT LOOKS REALLY GOOD!! I LIKE THE REALLY BIG PICTURES TOO!!!

LOL,I just went thru a picture posting trial a while back,I hear ya loud and clear.


Hehehehehe   I'll get back in the groove one of these days! 

Thanks everyone, it was great to get back to cookin' again!   It was nice to eat out and try some new foods while we were on honeymoon, but there's nothing like a good home cooked meal!   :) 

SK, that really looks delicious. Hub will go crazy over that gravy.


I thought of Hub while I was on vacation, too--  I ordered steak and kidney pie for lunch, and got my OWN PERSONAL GRAVY BOAT!!!   It was glorious.  :)   (PS those little round green things taste almost palatable when smothered in gravy!!)



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Title: Re: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: drholly on October 02, 2015, 02:49:15 PM
I haven't had goat since working in Mexico many years ago. Some of the tacos, and other meals.... mmmm mmm good....
Title: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: Northshore on October 02, 2015, 05:46:50 PM
A friend roasted a whole goat a couple of years ago, very good! Much like lamb only leaner and tasted a little sweeter. 


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Title: Re: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: africanmeat on October 03, 2015, 01:08:16 PM
Goat is great and tasty  meat . just need long cooking .
Title: Re: A Glut of Goat!
Post by: aliengriller on October 10, 2015, 05:31:59 PM
Nothing like a good, slow cooked (in a pit--overnight) cabrito!   A tradition in our part of the country.    Don't get invited to as many celebrations as in former days, but they were wild.   Quite a process--almost ritual like to get the young goat cooked just right.   Then, lots of cabrito, pinto beans, usually cole slaw (or plenty of other salads) and even more cerveza!   That's beer for you gringos.   Then dancing and dancing to work it all off!