Jamaican curry goat is a finger licking, savory, comforting and flavorful curry that will deliver a major punch to your taste buds! It is usually eaten with rice and sometimes with a side of fried plantains and is one of the jamaican food staples you absolutely should not hesitate to try!
Cook Time1 hourhr30 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: caribbean
Servings: 8
Calories: 424.6kcal
Ingredients
3lbschopped bone in goat meat
13.5fl. ozcoconut milk(about 1 can)
2smallred onions
2medium sizerusset potatoes
2scotch bonnet peppers
½ cupflavorless oil(I used canola oil)
1clovegarlic
3tbspJamaican style curry powder
2tspsugar
1tspground allspice
Instructions
Chop 1 onion, 1 scotch bonnet pepper, and 1 clove of garlic and set aside.
In a large bowl (preferably one with a lid), marinade the goat meat with the chopped onions, chopped scotch bonnet pepper, chopped garlic, 2 tsps salt, ground allspice, and 2 tbsp curry powder.
Allow the goat meat to sit in the marinade overnight or for at least 3 hours in the refrigerator.
After the goat meat has marinated for at least 3 hours, bring out of the refrigerator, and allow to sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
Slice one onion and one scotch bonnet pepper and set aside.
In a large pot, saute the sliced onion and scotch bonnets pepper in the oil on low-medium heat for 10 minutes.
Add in the marinated goat meat and 1 tbsp curry powder, and saute on high heat for 5 minutes
After the meat has sauteed for 10 minutes, turn the heat down to low, and pour in water to cover the meat about half way.
Cover the pot and allow the meat to simmer for on low heat for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, taste the sauce for seasoning. adjust the salt to your taste, and then add in the sugar.
Continue to cook the curry in the pot covered for another 30 minutes, or until the goat meat is tender.
While the curry is cooking, peel and cut the potatoes into 1 inch cubes.
Once the goat meat is tender, add in the potatoes, turn the heat up to medium, and cook for 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, add in the coconut milk and simmer again for another 10 minutes. Serve the curry goat with boiled rice or with roti.
Notes
The curry goat is garnished with cilantro for picture purposes, but this is optional
The water level may need to be adjusted during the cooking process if the heat is too high, and the water dries up. Make sure the water in the curry sauce is not dried up.
Jamaican Curried Goat Calories and Nutrition
The approximate nutrition information for this curry goat recipe is shown below based on the listed ingredients . Please note that the nutritional information below, including ingredients and calculations are sourced from a third party site and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will depend on the brands used, measuring standards, portion sizes and other factors.