Jamaican Curry goat cooked properly is a wickedly good dish. Once the right ingredients are used along with lots of love and good vibes, Jamaican curry goat can be cooked by anyone.
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White Rice or Rice & Peas?
This is a big debate online and honestly, whatever rice you chose is the best. I prefer white rice with my Curry, they both complement each other.
Origins Of Curry Goat Recipe
It is believed that the dish has its roots in East Asia, particularly India. It is believed that Indians brought the dish to the island, along with other curry dishes like curry chicken.
Jamaican Curry Goat
Jamaican Curry Goat is an insanely delicious slow cooked dish, using Jamaican Spiced Curry that is full of flavour and tender to the bone! This is an absolutely must-make Jamaican food! So easy to make with minimal prep.
Ingredients
- 3- 3 1/2 pounds goat meat (cut in chunks)
- ¼- ½ cup cooking oil
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 -2 teaspoons minced ginger
- 1 medium onion sliced
- 4-5 Tablespoons Curry powder
- 1- teaspoon white pepper
- 1-2 teaspoons fresh thyme
- 2 Scallion
- 2-3 medium potatoes
- 1 Tablespoon tomato paste ((optional) )
- 1 scotch bonnet pepper (adjust to suit taste buds or replace with any hot pepper)
- 1 tablespoon Bouillon powder (optional)
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Season goat with salt and pepper, set aside.
- In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat
- then add in the goat meat.
- Sauté and stir frequently any browned bits off the bottom of the pot, until goat is brown.
- Then add curry, stir for about 1-2 minutes.
- Add the garlic, ginger, white pepper, onions, thyme, tomato paste, scallions (green onions) and scotch bonnet pepper
- stir for about a minute.
- Then pour in just enough water to cover the goat
- Bring to a boil and let it simmer until tender (depending on the goat size and preference) about 2 hours or more,
- stir the saucepan occasionally and add more water as needed.
- About 15-20 minutes before you remove from the stove add potatoes and bouillon powder.
- Continue cooking until potatoes are tender,
- if you want really thick curry goat let the potatoes cook even more .
- You may adjust thickness of soup with water or stock.
