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Roasted Goat Shoulder Sweetly Spiced

Roasted Goat Shoulder Sweetly Spiced

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A roasted shoulder of lamb is common fare, but a roasted goat shoulder suddenly seems exotic and unusual, maybe triggering bad memories of shady Jamaican restaurants.

Well goat is making a come back. Writers Mark Scarbrough and Bruce Weinstein, wrote in a 2011 article for the Washington Post: “Goat meat production is ramping up in the United States. (…) Nutrition-wise, goat meat is a wonder. A similarly sized serving has a third fewer calories than beef, a quarter fewer than chicken and much less fat: up to two-thirds less than a similar portion of pork and lamb; less than half as much as chicken. More good news: Goats represent sustainability, without the curse of factory production. They are browsers, not grazers.”

Now, which one is my number one priority? Fantastic taste? Health benefits? True sustainability? Locally available? Well, with goat meat the answer is irrelevant, as it answers yes to all the questions.

What about the funky taste of Goat, what about the toughness of the meat? None of that should be an issue if you make sure to buy an animal which was processed at around 6 months of age. Goat meat can be found easily at Halal markets, and because of the absence of industry farms for goats, you will still be sure that the meat is coming form a small local farm.

Let’s go back to our Roasted Goat Shoulder. To keep with the holiday harmony of flavors  and to infuse it with warmth and sweetness, I created a very aromatic spice rub, and a sweet counterpoint of apricots and dates. An overnight marinade will help tenderize even the toughest fibers, and the long slow cook with tend unsurpassed juiciness.

This recipe can be used for lamb too, but it would totally spoil the sense of fun and adventure!

Roasted Goat Shoulder Sweetly Spiced

Roasted Goat Shoulder Sweetly Spiced
 
Author: Vivica Menegaz
Recipe type: Main
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A roasted goat shoulder can be just as tender and juicy as any lamb cut. Spices and dried fruits enhance the flavors of the meat, and create a nice counterpoint to the savory notes.
Ingredients
  • 1 goat (or lamb) shoulder
  • MARINADE
  • 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
  • 2 tablespoons ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoons ground cayenne
  • 1 sweet onion, peeled and cut in 4
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1 cup organic dried apricots
  • 1 cup Mejdool dates
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup white wine (optional)
  • Additional fruit for roasting:
  • ½ cup Apricots
  • ½ cup dates, pitted
Instructions
  1. The night before:
  2. Put all the marinade ingredients in a small food processor and mix until a smooth paste is formed.
  3. Spread the marinade evenly on the meat, rubbing it well into all areas.
  4. Put the shoulder into a large ziplock or other plastic bag and marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
  5. On the day of the roasting:
  6. Warm the oven to 425 degrees.
  7. Lay the shoulder onto a glass Pyrex, large enough to fit it completely.
  8. Put shoulder in the oven and bake for 20 minutes to sear and seal in the juices.
  9. Now lover heat to 300 degrees, cover the shoulder loosely with foil and bake for 2 hours.
  10. Add the dates and apricots and more water to the Pyrex if needed.
  11. Bake for one more hour.
  12. Remove from the oven and let rest for about 10 minutes before slicing.
  13. Serve on a plate together with the apricots and dates and any cooking juices.
  14. You can deglaze the pan with a ½ cup of white wine if desired.
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Quotes from this article from the Washington Post.

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Comments 4

  1. Jennifer says:
    10 years ago

    I’m on a keto diet – the marinade looks like it has a lot of carbs from the dried fruit and coconut sugar. Should I modify the recipe? Or skip all my other veggies for the day so I can eat it?

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    • The Nourished Caveman says:
      10 years ago

      Jeniifer, this is not really a keto recipe, it is a Paleo recipe (from my time before keto!) BUT you can eat the mat if you skip the fruit and I think you should be fine. The meat will not keep the carbs!

      Reply
  2. Jake says:
    10 years ago

    The way the recipe is laid out… are we meant to puree the dried fruit as part of the marinade? It seems so. But then there are some other mysterious dried fruits to be added later. I suspect the marinade is supposed to be only the sugar through onions.

    Seems poorly formatted.

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    • The Nourished Caveman says:
      10 years ago

      Hi Jake
      good point there! I did find that I had omitted mentioning the other fruit, so I corrected the recipe. Thank you for spottin it! 🙂

      Reply

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