Delicious goat meat dishes: cooking features, recipes

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Goat meat, tasty and extremely nutritious, is not a frequent guest on our tables. It is usually prepared in families that breed these animals. Or in those houses, the owner of which is a hunter. As a rule, goat meat can only be purchased at the market, and even then not always. As for stores, it does not appear at all on the shelves of ordinary supermarkets. Most likely, it is precisely because of the inaccessibility of our hostesses that their goat meat dishes are not popular. In addition, there is an opinion that this meat has a specific smell and turns out to be tough, no matter how it is cooked. It is worth noting that all this is nothing more than myths. If you follow the algorithm of actions that recipes offer for preparing any goat meat dish, as well as competently approach the choice of meat, then at the output you can get an exquisite dish with great taste. It's also extremely useful.

So how do you cook goat meat?

Rules for selection and storage

Goat meat is considered a dietary product. True, to a greater extent this applies to the meat of young individuals. The old ones have itcovered with yellow fatty layers, in addition, much darker in color. By the way, it is the knowledge of this nuance that largely contributes to the right choice. In addition, the notorious specific smell is inherent in the skin of the animal, therefore, when purchasing meat without it, you will not feel any additional aromas. But the absence of other odors and mucus, which are inherent in any stale product of this kind, must be paid attention to.

According to culinary specialists, fresh goat meat retains all its useful properties (of which, by the way, there are a lot) for three days. Therefore, if you purchased a not very large piece and only for a few dishes, then first of all separate the meat from the bone. So it will keep longer. If there is a lot of product, then it is best to send the excess immediately after cutting to the freezer.

Cooking Features

Falling under the influence of the same myth about the "goat" smell, many people marinate this meat before cooking almost any dish. This is not entirely correct. Good meat of young domestic goats, and even without skin, should be subjected to this procedure only if the recipe requires it. Another thing is forest individuals. Their meat is really harsh, and it smells a little even after careful cutting. It is for this reason that when preparing any dish from wild goat meat, recipes, and almost all of them, include an item that indicates the need for pickling.

As for the marinade itself, it can bedifferent, but most often used dry wine (preferably white), as well as fruit vinegar - grape, apple. In all other respects, the preparation of this meat is no different from other types. The only thing is that sometimes just the heat treatment time should be slightly increased to make it softer.

Well, then let's go directly to the conversation about how and what you can cook delicious goat dishes.

Roast

Many housewives who love and know how to cook dishes from goat meat most often prefer roast. It is understandable. Goat meat generally takes a long time to cook, so I want to make the process as productive as possible. Roast is extremely tasty and nutritious. If you cook such a dish in a large volume, then you can feed your family for several days, and no one will say that “today we have the same thing for lunch again.” The plates of relatives will be empty in an instant. And some family members will also require more.

And to cook such a culinary masterpiece, you need to stock up: a kilogram of goat meat (you can take ribs), beans (preferably green, but you need to take 300 g), two onions, a kilogram of potatoes, a glass of milk, flour (enough and half a glass), half a pack of butter.

How to cook

As we already mentioned, when preparing dishes from young goat meat, pickling is not required. Unless, of course, the animal did not jump through the forest not so long ago, but peacefully grazed behind the house. The meat must be put in a saucepan, s altand simmer for about an hour. At the same time, boil the potatoes. And with skin. We take a baking dish and make a “cushion” in it from green beans and chopped onion rings. Put the meat on top. Cover it with peeled and chopped large enough potatoes. And we're making the sauce. Add the flour to the melted butter, stir, then pour in the milk. And cook the mixture for five minutes. Don't forget to stir it. Then s alt and pepper, if desired, add finely chopped garlic. Pour the sauce over the roast and send it to the oven. All. For an hour you can forget about the hot. After this time, we take out the form, sprinkle the dish with lemon juice and arrange the food on plates. Time to eat!

Pilaf

What else can be made from goat meat? What are some interesting recipes? Goat meat makes just an excellent pilaf. It is believed that this meat is very similar to lamb, which, as a rule, is the main ingredient of this famous oriental dish. And therefore, when preparing dishes from goat meat, in no case should this moment be overlooked. And if you have your own recipe for pilaf, which you consider very successful, then if you have goat meat in your house, you can safely put it in this dish instead of lamb. We, for our part, will offer you our option. Moreover, such pilaf can be equally successfully cooked both on the stove and in a slow cooker.

Cooking

Round rice (kilogram) soak for an hour in cold water, then rinse it and let the liquid drain. Meat (also a kilogram), cut into arbitrary pieces andstew in a pan in your own juice, trying to achieve a crispy crust after evaporating it without adding oil. To do this, it is simply enough to have high-quality dishes and constantly stir the meat. At the end of cooking, add a randomly chopped onion, then, after five minutes, grated carrots. Stirring, cook for about 5 minutes. Then fill with water and simmer until the mixture becomes almost viscous. After that, transfer it to a saucepan / cauldron / multicooker bowl, cover with rice and, without adding water, cook for half an hour. Then add seasonings and s alt, stir, simmer the dish for another ten minutes. If you are cooking in a slow cooker, the optimal mode is "Pilaf". If it is not available, it is best to take "Baking".

Shurpa

Above, we talked about how dishes from young goat meat are prepared. But what to do if the meat of an animal that is far from young is caught? Try to cook shurpa. Such a dish is cooked, as a rule, for a long time, so that the meat of the "veteran" in any case will acquire the necessary softness.

Kilogram goat meat, cut into large pieces, put in a saucepan, add water and cook for an hour and a half. After that, it must be taken out and cooled. And then cut into small pieces. Fry onion rings and diced one large carrot in vegetable oil. Then add the meat, a glass of broth, mixed with two tablespoons of tomato paste, simmer for half an hour. After that, the resulting mass must be put in a saucepan, pour the remaining broth (it will be needed forthe indicated amount of ingredients is one liter, so if not enough, just add water), add three potatoes cut into cubes, s alt and pepper and cook for another hour. When serving, sprinkle with herbs directly in the plates.

Cutlets

Do not think that goat dishes are prepared only using whole meat. You can make an excellent stuffing out of it. Which, by the way, is ideal for those who have a whole goat carcass at their disposal. The best meat can be left for the preparation of delicious dishes, and minced meat can be made from all kinds of scraps and not very appetizing pieces. It is only advisable to add a little lard or fat to it so that the cooked dishes are juicier.

How to cook cutlets from such minced meat? Yes, in principle, almost exactly the same as from any other. Only many experienced housewives recommend adding a long loaf soaked in milk. Everything else is traditional. In minced meat, in addition to the loaf, add onion or garlic, spices, egg. We form cutlets and fry for at least five minutes on each side.

BBQ

Telling about what goat meat dishes exist, one cannot ignore the barbecue. Properly cooked, it will surprise even the most experienced gourmet with its taste.

So what needs to be done. First of all, cut into pieces of the desired size and cleaned of various films and veins, the meat (we give the recipe based on two kilograms) is soaked for three hours in s alt water. After that, the liquid is drained. Meatdried and sent to a large container, covered with chopped onion rings (five pieces). And then it is poured with four liters of water, to which two tablespoons of grape vinegar are added (you need to take 9 percent), three leaves of parsley, a dozen black peppercorns and s alt. The last ingredient, as well as favorite seasonings, are added arbitrarily, to taste. Marinate for about 12 hours, while keeping the container in a cool place. Well, then you can go on a picnic and fry such a barbecue in the traditional way.

A few words about bushmeat and pickling

We have already mentioned that when preparing dishes from wild goat meat, it is advisable to marinate this main ingredient. And if this procedure is carried out correctly, then you can grill it in rather large pieces without worrying that the meat will be tough and exude a bad smell. On the contrary, by preparing it in this way, you can only surprise the guests during the party, showing off both your culinary abilities and hunting skills. As for the marinade recipe, the following is considered the most popular: you need to take half a liter of dry white wine and add wine or grape vinegar to it. According to your own taste. Send a pinch or two of s alt there, the same amount of a mixture of black and red peppers, a few leaves of parsley, two or three cloves of very finely chopped garlic. Slightly warm over the fire, and then pour the marinade over the meat. Exposure time - at least a day.

And finally, we will present you an interesting recipe for wild goat meat.

Goat meat in coconut milk

Pour one and a half kilograms of meat with the marinade prepared according to the above recipe. Endure the day. Then transfer to a saucepan, add pre-finely chopped tomato, bell pepper, onion. Pour in three tablespoons of olive oil, add water to just cover the meat, and simmer until soft. When the goat meat is ready, add two cups of coconut milk to the pan, keep on fire for another ten minutes. If there is a hunter in your family, and he brought home a goat as a trophy, be sure to try cooking her meat in this way. You won't regret it!