Mediterranean Goat Stew

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This Mediterranean Goat Stew is my twist on an old Irish Mulligan stew, with goat meat, lots of roots, eggplant, mushrooms, spices and wine. 

Mediterranean Goat Stew
Mediterranean Goat Stew

Mediterranean vs Mulligan Stew

If you know what a real Mulligan stew is, you will understand why I had to create my own version, using favored Mediterranean ingredients, and of course, ‘goat’! c

Once called ‘Hobo Stew’ it reminded me of the story of ‘Stone Soup’. The community in a village started with a stone and an empty pot, brought a little of this or that, or whatever they had for food.

When the stew (or soup), was done, there was a pot filled with plenty of delicious ingredients to feed everyone. 

The Beauty Of A Stew

How often does one actually shop for the ingredients to make a stew? I know for me, a stew often comes together with a little of this or that or what I have in the fridge, pantry or sometimes freezer. 

Roots and Kale For A Healthy Stew
Roots and Kale For A Healthy Stew

But for my very first time, goat stew, I shopped for the ingredients I thought would best compliment goat meat.

The rest of the stew came together with the Mediterranean ingredients I most often shop for or have in my fridge. 

This goat stew is delicious on its own but a Mediterranean Rice with Dried Fruit would go beautifully with it.

Goat Meat

Did you know that goat meat is superior, nutritionally, to beef? Yep! It is higher in iron and lower in saturated fats and calories. 

Now, don’t get me wrong, I love a hearty Wine Braised Beef Stew as well, but I was surprised to learn about the health reasons to entertain more goat in my cooking.

Mediterranean Lamb Stew vs Goat Stew

Goat meat is often likened to lamb in taste, though I think it is a cross between lamb and beef. 

Having grown up on, what is now, the well known Lamb Tajine, a type of North African lamb stew, my mom rarely bought goat meat. So I had to try my hand at it.

While goat meat may not be at your local grocery store, it can easily be found through health food markets, or what is known as Halal markets.

Halal meats, and their process, are handled different than most other meats we buy, and believed to be a more humane approach to the meat we love to consume.

Crock Pot Instant Pot or Dutch Oven Stews

Call me old fashion but whenever I think of a stew I often envision a big ole cast iron pot hanging over an open fire and simmering away a delicious selection of meats, roots and herbs. 

When I make a stew, I want the best form of slow cooking I can use, because often a stew uses less expensive, often tough cuts of meat.

It’s a fact that slow cooking of meat, breaks down its tough aspects. 

I have enjoyed experimenting with various vessels for cooking stew, and found something I prefer in each; so I suppose it just depends on what you are most confident with. 

Slow Stewing Goat Meat
Slow Stewing Goat Meat

The BEST Stews Are Made With Wine

Goat stew, like many other stews and chowders I make, gets a healthy splash of wine. Why?

My experience has been, that wine helps pull out exciting aromas and flavors in a pot of something simmering away, as well as aid in tenderizing the texture of meats. 

Too much wine in a sauce or stew can dominate the flavor, so finding the right balance took a little experimenting.

Rest assure, though, that the alcohol content cooks off, leaving only the flavor of the wine, so don’t use a wine you wouldn’t enjoy drinking.

The Best Mediterranean Stews Are Made With Wine
The Best Mediterranean Stews Are Made With Wine

Which Wine For Goat Stew?

In my goat stew I have chosen to use a red wine, mostly because I will also be using beet roots, so staying with red just seems smart.

When I am simmering or roasting a Rabbit (another favorite meat of mine), with mustard, mushrooms and other light colored ingredients, I white wine instead. 

Cooking with the best wine to compliment the dish, being cooked, might take a little experimenting, but once I find the right wine for the dish, I stick with it. You too will find wines you prefer.

What To Serve With Mediterranean Goat Stew

If you take a quick glance at the recipe, you will see I don’t use potatoes in this goat stew.

In keeping with a Mediterranean stew, I found it better to highlight the flavors of the meat and veggies, rather than ‘bulk’ the stew with potatoes.

Therefore, alongside of the goat stew, I serve a favored Mediterranean rice or a Homemade Flat Pita Bread.

Ingredients Needed

  • Cubed Goat meat
  • Onion
  • Olive oil
  • Red wine
  • Salt
  • Cumin
  • Ginger
  • Garlic
  • Chili pepper
  • Carrots
  • Red beets
  • Kale
  • Eggplant
  • Mushrooms
  • Orange
Goat Stew Ingredients
Goat Stew Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Stew pot with a lid, or a crock pot, or instapot
  • Cutting board
  • Chopping knife
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoons
  • Garlic press
  • Citrus press
  • Cooking spoon
  • Ladle
  • Stovetop or burner
Mediterranean Goat Stew

Mediterranean Goat Stew

Mediterranean Goat Stew, with goat meat, the healthier red meat, lots of roots, eggplant, mushrooms, spices and wine. 
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Course: Stew
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 300kcal

Ingredients

  • Bone-in Goat Cubes – 2 pounds. Usually found in the freezer section
  • Onion – 1 large, chopped
  • Olive oil – 2 tablespoons
  • Red wine – half bottle
  • Salt – 1 tablespoon
  • Cumin – 1 tablespoon, preferably black cumin
  • Ginger – 1 tablespoon, preferably fresh, or 1 teaspoon of dried
  • Garlic – 4 cloves, crushed
  • Chili pepper – 1/8 cup freshly chopped
  • Carrots – 4, chopped
  • Red beets – 3 small, chopped
  • Kale – 1 cup, chopped
  • Eggplant – 2 small, or 1 medium, chopped
  • Mushrooms – 1 cup, chopped
  • Orange – juice and zest from 1 orange

Instructions

  • Sauté chopped onion in olive oil in a heavy pot on top the stove. Add meat, spices, and wine, and let come to a simmer.
  • Add vegetables, juice and zest from the orange and enough boiling water to come an inch below the items in the pot, leaving room for the juices from the vegetables to extract and add to the broth.
  • Bring to a simmer with a lid half on, half off and let it cook, stirring occasionally, for about an hour.

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Notes

  • Can be served over rice, though I find it plenty filling all by itself.
  • Nutrition

    Calories: 300kcal
    Mediterranean Goat Stew
    Mediterranean Goat Stew
     

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