GOAT WATER

Goat water image

Make our version of goat water, a stew made with goat meat that's the national dish of Montserrat. It's a direct reflection of the island's African and Irish ancestries

Provided by Keshia Sakarah

Categories Dinner

Time 3h

Number Of Ingredients 21

Ingredients

1 lemon, juiced
1 kg goat meat, cut into 5cm chunks
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp brown sugar or molasses
2 tsp cloves
2 tsp pimento
2 tsp ground mace
a few thyme sprigs, plus more to serve
1/2 garlic bulb, cloves peeled and crushed
1 Scotch bonnet chilli, chopped
1 celery stick, chopped
1/2 green pepper, chopped into 1½cm chunks
1 red pepper, finely chopped
2 spring onions, finely chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 tsp gravy browning
1-2 bay leaves
1 tsp cornflour
1 tbsp rum (optional)
bread, to serve
1-2 tsp plain flour or cornflour

Steps:

Mix the lemon juice into a large bowl of water. Rinse the goat meat in the lemon water, then drain. Pat the goat meat dry with kitchen paper. Set aside.
Heat the oil in a large saucepan or casserole dish set over a medium-high heat, then stir in the sugar and cook for a few minutes until golden and caramelised. Add the goat meat and cook, turning, until browned all over. Add 1 litre water, the spices and thyme, and bring to a boil, skimming off any scum that rises to the surface. Meanwhile blend the garlic, scotch bonnet, celery, peppers and onions in a food processor to make a coarse paste. Add to the goat along with the gravy browning and bay leaves. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for about 2-2½ hrs until the meat is very tender.
Combine the cornflour with 50ml water, then add to the pan. Simmer for another 10 mins, uncovered, until the sauce has thickened slightly - it will be the consistency of single cream. Stir in the rum, then serve with more thyme scattered over and with bread on the side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 228 calories, Fat 6 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 7 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 35 grams protein, Sodium 0.47 milligram of sodium