My notebook/Goat Barbacoa
From my notebook · Elizabeth

Goat Barbacoa

Makes3850 g
Portion70 g
Steps8

Holds: cool fast, reheat covered to 74C for service

Served at
  • Goat BarbacoaKruger Shalati, Trackside Dining
  • From my notebookGoat Barbacoa

    Method

    1. 1

      Stem and seed chillies, toast, soak in boiling water 20 min, drain.

    2. 2

      Char onion and garlic.

    3. 3

      Blend chillies, charred aromatics, vinegar, orange juice, spices, salt, sugar into a smooth adobo.

    4. 4

      Score the goat, coat, marinate 12 to 18 hours.

    5. 5

      Line covered pans with banana leaves, add goat and all adobo, seal.

    6. 6

      Cook over coals or at 145C for 5 to 7 hours until it pulls clean and hits 90C.

    7. 7

      Rest 30 min, pull, strain and reduce the liquor, fold it back through the meat.

    8. 8

      Cool fast, reheat covered to 74C for service.

    Notes

    MAKE 3,850 G FINISHED. TEST FIRST. 70 g per person. That is COOKED weight, order 9 kg bone-in.

    lead_time_days 1 because the goat marinates 12 to 18 hours before a 5 to 7 hour cook.