Goat Tacos
Goat Tacos
PREP TIME 20 MIN | COOK TIME 4 HOURS | SERVES 6
Ingredients
Goat
- 1½ kg goat shoulder, bone in
Other Ingredients
- 7 garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 tbsp finely chopped preserved lemon
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 1⅓ cups dry white wine
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 tbsp rosemary
- Sea salt
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley
For Tacos
- 6 mini tortillas
- 2 ripe avocados
- Seasonal salad leaves
- 2 red radishes, sliced
- 8 mini heirloom tomatoes, sliced
- ½ bunch mint leaves, torn
- ½ red cabbage shredded
- Crispy fried shallots
- Chipotle sauce
Preparation
- For Goat Shoulder: To make the marinade, place the garlic in a mortar and pestle and pound until a creamy smooth paste forms. Add the preserved lemon, rosemary, chopped parsley and sea salt and stir until well combined.
- Using a sharp knife, score the goat shoulder all over. Rub the marinade all over the meat, making sure you get in the crevices and under the skin if possible. Place in a shallow dish, cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Preheat oven 200°C. Heat oil in heavy ovenproof pot over medium high heat. Add goat, bay leaves and sliced onion. Cook until well-browned on all sides, turning frequently, for about 15 mins.
- Place goat, bay leaves and onions in a roasting pan, then add chicken stock and white wine. Wrap in foil then cook in oven at 160°C. Braise until meat is almost falling off bone, turning every hour and basting with pan juices. It takes about four hours in total.
- Remove from oven, uncover and cool shoulder in pan juices slightly then refrigerate uncovered overnight.
- Using a spoon, remove solid fat and discard.
- Bring shoulder with pan juices to simmer.
- Transfer to rimmed baking tray; cool slightly. Pull meat off bones and discard bones.
- Discard bay leaves.
- Taco Construction:
Rinse the salad mix and dry completely. Prepare cabbage, avocado, radish, heirloom tomatoes, mint leaves, fried shallots and chipotle sauce and place into serving bowls.
- Warm tortillas over heated pan.
- Place shredded meat in a bowl and everyone can build their own taco.
Recipe kindly supplied by Meat & Livestock Australia