Goat .................. Need help in recipe development

classicrockgriller · November 03, 2009, 06:17:55 PM

Saw a sign "Goat forsale $50.00" I thought Goat meet Bradley, Bradley meet Goat.

The Goat must have know what I was thinking. It wouldn't even look at me.

Then she stuck her head thru the fence and started batting her eyes at me.

Then the damn thing tryed to kiss me.

I drove off thinking chicken, pork butts, briskets.......NO GOATS ! ;D

Caribou · November 03, 2009, 06:29:21 PM

What a cute goat!
Carolyn

ArnieM · November 03, 2009, 08:16:37 PM

I like goats. I've never tried to cook or kiss one, yet ...

Quote from: classicrockgriller on November 03, 2009, 06:17:55 PM
Then the damn thing tryed to kiss me.

Must have been a pretty dumb goat! Perhaps sight-challenged?

My wife's girlfriend has a couple, de-horned. They like to lay in the patio lounge chairs in the summer and get into the house if they possibly can.

This is a shot I took of her goats on the patio.

After PhotoShop. This is why you should never believe what you see on the web.

seemore · November 03, 2009, 08:57:25 PM

Goat very good.
seemore

Wildcat · November 04, 2009, 04:29:17 AM

When done properly, goat and deer taste the same.

deb415611 · November 04, 2009, 04:34:02 AM

Quote from: Wildcat on November 04, 2009, 04:29:17 AM
When done properly, goat and deer taste the same.

Would you cook goat similar to deer? I actually have access to goat meat but haven't bought any because I wouldn't know what to do with it.

classicrockgriller · November 04, 2009, 05:29:48 AM

Quote from: deb415611 on November 04, 2009, 04:34:02 AM
Quote from: Wildcat on November 04, 2009, 04:29:17 AM
When done properly, goat and deer taste the same.

Would you cook goat similar to deer? I actually have access to goat meat but haven't bought any because I wouldn't know what to do with it.

Deb, I had BBQ Goat in Mexico once and I thought it was very good. There is a Mexican family that lives on the road that I pass coming home and they
cook a Goat and Ground Roast a pig once a year and have a big party. It takes them a month to clean up the yard. My kinda party, tear the house down.

Pachanga · November 04, 2009, 06:06:41 AM

Barbequed goat is known as cabrito (kid or baby goat) in most of Texas. Larger goats are fine dining for coyotes if they can bring one down. Cabrito is very popular along the Mexico border. It is cheap to free meat.

I was a guest on a white wing dove hunt less than a mile form the Rio Grande once. The Rio Grande separates Texas from Mexico. We stayed in a building that was once a stage coach stop at a border crossing. Cabrito was splayed on a stake driven into and perpendicular to the ground. A coal fire burned in a circle around the cabrito. The Mexican cooks would move the coal fire on the ground around the stake as needed to adjust for the light breeze and the carcass would be spun around on the stake. This was really old school barbeque. They cooked it most of the day. It turned out very good. It was served shredded on tortillas with several styles of salsas and fresh jalapenos. The setting probably improved the flavor.

I ordered cabrito once at a Mexican restaurant in Fort Worth. When they brought it out, it was a leg and hindquarter of a very small cabrito but it still hung over the large platter. The lower part of the leg still had hair attached. I called the waiter over and he asked what I needed. I told him to bring out some shaving cream and a straight razor. It was not a pleasant dining experience.

There are a lot of wild goats in areas I hunt so I have barbequed cabrito several times and participated in many cabrito barbeques at pachangas. Sometimes I've gotten it right and others went straight to the hounds.

Good luck and slow smoking,

Pachanga

Smokeville · November 04, 2009, 06:14:38 AM

Curried goat is quite common here around Toronto, in Roti shops or other Caribbean style fast-food restaurants. Most Chinese grocery stores will sell it by the bag, similar to the way lamb is sold.

Very tasty.

Caribou · November 04, 2009, 06:28:15 AM

We had a neighbor build a cinder block-lined pit in their backyard just for their yearly goat roast.
But they never invited me over :D
Great pics Arnie :)
Carolyn

classicrockgriller · November 04, 2009, 06:31:06 AM

I had it (Cabrito) in the mountains of Mexico on my way to Matazulan.

I was down at Praire View A&M (Outside Houston near Hempstead) recently and they specialize in breeding and development of meat Goats.

I don't recall all the breeds that have on site, but some were as big as a small cow. Was very interesting, and even thought about getting a few.

Wifie said.........NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

justpete · November 04, 2009, 06:44:59 AM

We have Nigerian Dwarf goats.

My daughter would kill me if I even spoke the words goat and cook in the same sentence. ;D

Ka Honu · November 04, 2009, 07:30:01 AM

I tend to stay away from goat; I'll eat it but won't go out of my way for it. The only time in my life I ever got sick from food was eating cabrito in Nuevo Laredo when I was about 10 years old. It made an impression.

3rensho · November 04, 2009, 08:02:37 AM

Supermarkets routinely carry kid here especially around the holidays. You can buy front or hind quarters. I like it but haven't smoked any yet. Horse (adult) and foal meat are also always available. I like that as well as beef. Will have to smoke some Follensteak.

Pachanga · November 04, 2009, 08:06:43 AM

Ka Honu,

You got sick on goat served in a border town. I'm shocked. Shocked I tell you. I'm surprised your not still hugging the porcelain throne all these years later.

Did it need a shave like the one I was served and described earlier?

Good luck and nice surfing.

Pachanga