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Jamaican Goat Curry

Here's how you make Jamaican Goat Curry
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 3h
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 large yellow onion, roughly chopped
  • 10 garlic cloves
  • 100 grams gingerroot, chopped
  • 100 ml oil (vegetable oil)
  • 2 scotch bonnet chillies, chopped
  • Curry leaves, small handful
  • 3 thyme sprigs
  • 4 tablespoons mild curry powder (or use a hotter one)
  • 700 grams goat shoulder (diced)
  • 1 can (400 grams) chopped tomatoes
  • 300 ml lamb stock (or beef stock)
  • 1 can (410 grams) pinto beans (kidney or black-eyed beans)
  • 1/2 lemon (juice of)
  • Coriander, chopped (small bunch)
  • Warmed roti, flatbread, and rice, to serve
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place the onion, garlic and ginger in a food processor and blend to a purée.

  • Step 2: Heat the oil in a dutch oven, add the onion mixture and cook for 5 minutes until softened.

  • Step 3: Add the chillies, curry leaves, thyme, curry powder and 2 tsp salt or to taste.

  • Step 4: Cook for 2-3 minutes until fragrant.

  • Step 5: Tip the goat into the pan.

  • Step 6: Cook for 5 minutes over a medium-high heat until the meat has browned.

  • Step 7: Add the chopped tomatoes and stock.

  • Step 8: Increase the heat, bring to the boil and cook for 10 minutes.

  • Step 9: Reduce heat, cover and leave to simmer gently for 2½ hrs – remove the lid for the final 30 minutes of cooking.

  • Step 10: Add the beans to heat through, plus more chilli if you want it spicier.

  • Step 11: After 5 minutes more, remove from the heat.

  • Step 12: Add the lemon juice and coriander, and stir well.

  • Step 13: Serve with warmed roti and rice.


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