Tassot is a traditional dish made with goat meat or beef as the main ingredient. Cubed meat is usually marinated in a combination of onions, orange juice, and lemon juice. It is then fried until it develops a crispy, brownish exterior. The dish is typically served with fried plantains, rice and beans or mushroom rice, and a spicy sauce known as ti malice on the side.
Curried goat and pigeon peas is a Trini dish consisting of cubed goat meat, onions, hot peppers, garlic, curry powder, pigeon peas, and various spices. The stew is slowly cooked until the meat becomes tender and the pigeon peas are fully cooked.
It is recommended to serve curried goat and pigeon peas hot over white rice.
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Birria is a traditional, slow-cooked goat (although it can also be made with beef, lamb, mutton, or chicken) stew originating from the Mexican state of Jalisco. Colloquially, birria means mess, used in context to refer to anything of inferior quality, indicating the working-class origins of this humble dish.
The slow-cooking method ensures that the meat is extremely tender. Other ingredients in the stew include roasted chili peppers, garlic, cumin, bay leaves, and thyme. On street stands, known as birrierias, birria is served only in the mornings, since it has a reputation of being a great hangover cure.
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View moreCabrito is roasted goat kid, a specialty of the Mexican city of Monterrey. Apart from Mexico, the dish is also popular in Brazil, Argentina, Spain, and Portugal. Traditionally, goat kid should be no more than three weeks of age and it should never have been fed anything other than mother's milk.
Those predispositions are crucial for developing good flavors in the dish. There are numerous styles of cooking cabrito, such as cabrito al pastor (spit-roasted, no seasonings), cabrito al horno (oven-roasted), cabrito en sangre (braised in blood with offal and seasonings), and cabrito en salsa (braised in tomatoes with garlic, onions, and chilis).
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View moreChivo guisado is a Dominican goat stew. It is usually prepared with pieces of goat meat, onions, bitter oranges, garlic, and tomatoes, while the secrets to this delicacy are wild oregano and Scotch bonnet peppers. Local goats feed on wild oregano, which is the reason for great flavors of chivo guisado.
It is recommended to serve this tender and flavorful stew with chenchén (cracked corn pilaf), which is another delicacy from this country.
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Kabritu stoba is a traditional goat dish originating from Bonaire. The stew is usually made with a combination of goat (or lamb), butter, onions, garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, lime juice, jalapeños, beef stock, paprika, white vinegar, salt, and pepper.
The meat is cut into cubes and seasoned with lime juice, then sautéed in butter until it's browned on all sides. The remaining ingredients are added to the pan and simmered shortly before the dish is transferred to the oven, where it's covered and baked for less than an hour.
Mole de caderas is a traditional dish from the Mixteca region, particularly in Puebla and Oaxaca. It is a seasonal delicacy prepared in the autumn during "La Matanza," an annual goat harvest that begins in late October. Deeply rooted in indigenous culinary traditions, the dish features goat hip and spine bones, which are heavily salted and sun-dried to preserve and intensify their flavor.
These bones are simmered to create a rich broth, enhanced with guajillo and costeño chiles for spiciness, tomatoes and tomatillos for acidity, and aromatic herbs like cilantro and epazote. Green beans add texture, while guaje seeds impart a slightly bitter flavor.
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Birria tatemada is a variation of the traditional Mexican birria dish, typically made with goat meat. The meat is marinated in a blend of chili peppers and spices and then slow-cooked until very tender. The "tatemada" refers to the process of charring or roasting, which adds a distinctive smoky flavor to the dish.
After cooking, the meat is often shredded and served with corn tortillas and salsa. It can also be served with rice and beans or used as a filling for tacos or burritos.
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