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Goat with rice (carne de cabra con arroz)

Kid goat stewed in a fragrant tomato and onion sauce, served with white rice that soaks up the juices. Very common at festive meals and large family gatherings.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Sauce

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

980 kcal per serving

Protein
44.9 g
Carbohydrates
66.6 g
of which sugars
6.4 g
Fat
58.3 g
of which saturated fat
33.9 g
Fiber
3.6 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Brown the meat pieces in the hot oil for 5 to 6 minutes, then remove them.
  2. In the same pot, sauté the sliced onions until translucent, about 5 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic, chopped chili, grated tomatoes and paste, then let it reduce for 5 minutes.
  4. Return the meat, season with salt, pepper, cumin, paprika and bay leaf, then add the water.
  5. Cover and simmer gently for 1 hour, until the meat is tender.
  6. Meanwhile, rinse the rice, then cook it in 600 ml of salted water, covered, for 15 minutes over low heat.
  7. Serve the rice and place the meat with its sauce on top.

Variations and tips

Beef version. Replace the goat with stewing beef and extend cooking by 30 minutes, until the meat falls apart.

With what you can find here. Kid goat is often sold at halal butchers; failing that, lamb shoulder gives a very similar result.

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Original Ecomely recipe.