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Cooking Goat Meat | Easy Curry Goat

Cooking goat meat, easy classic curry stewed goat recipe.

One of the pleasures in life is good eating delicious curry goat.

Goat meat, also known as Chevon in Northern Europe, Capretto in Australia and Southern Europe and Cabrito in Latin America and has been an important source of meat for centuries around the world. Regardless of the name, Goat meat is a popular recipe to people in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Greece, India, Italy, Mexico, Pakistan, and South America. Cooking goat meat recipes have found a new market in the US.

Cooking goat meat, easy classic curry stewed goat recipe
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Easy classic curry stewed goat recipe

Ingredients

2 pounds cubed goat meat
2 heaping tablespoons good quality curry powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 onion chopped
3 cloves garlic chopped
2 large white potatoes cubed
2 large carrots sliced evenly
1 red pepper chopped
1 hot pepper whole
5 cups of water
Salt to taste

Directions

Add all the ingredients to a large pot, cover and simmer on medium-low 2-3 hours until the goat is tender. Serve over rice or with boiled or fried dumplings.

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