chickencam Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Has anyone made this? We heard that our butcher was going to be stocking local goat meat and had seen a curry goat made on TV a couple of years ago and wanted to try it. I made this today and it was delicious. I made the one from Levi Roots' book Carribean food made easy. Very different cooking method, you start with a very hot pan then add 6 tablespoons of oil turn the marinaded meat in it quickly then immediately turn it down low and simmer the meat in the oil for 45 minutes. I though that this would be horrible and would stick and make the final dish too oily. It didn't it just made the meat very tender a little like a confit maybe. The whole dish took over 4 hours to cook, but was well worth it. The the all purpose seasoning, I bought a Swartz season all which worked well, I also used medium curry powder not mild just used 1.5 tablespoons instead of 2. It is quite spicy, I used a long then red chilli not a scotch bonnet, I think it would have been too hot for us with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 That sounds delicious I love confit and have come to the conclusion that kid is too mild for my taste and that I prefer goat, but TBH I also find that a bit insipid (I probably haven't had an old one ) so the idea of spicing it up a bit would be perfect for me. They start to stock it around now in the old fashioned butchers, so I will have a look out for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 A friend whose family are from Barbados makes a mean goat curry. However my OH being Greek loves goats and refuses to eat it. Once she got some goat from the Halal butcher and I was munching away - and she askd me if it was ok. Being super tactful I said it wasnt as good as the last one - to that she said " i knew it that has sold me an old goat" the air was blue - when done well its lovely but dont buy old goat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 It was Hugh F-W who made the curry goat on a visit to Birmingham. I've never tried it, but it looks quite interesting! Here's Hugh's recipe BTW, apparently, it's never called goat curry, always curry goat!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 That recipe is quite different to Levi Roots version, although as Hugh says they do vary wildly. The meat was so tender, I was worried as I prepared it because it looked quite sinuous and grizzly, but it cooked beautifully. I will either look out for Jamaican curry powder, we are spilt for ethnic grocers around here and there is a huge spice stall in Gloucester market, or I will give Hugh's spice blend a whirl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...