Bowl of Tanzanian Goat Curry
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Goat / Mutton Curry


Tanzania   -   Mchuzi wa Mbuzi

Serves:
Effort:
Sched:
DoAhead:  
4 w/rice
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4 to 6 hrs
Yes
Goat is the main meat of Africa, but this hearty Curry can also be made with Mutton. It is satisfying and easy to make, though simmering time may be long (see Comments). It reheats very well.

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Goat Chunks (1)
Onions
Garlic
Ginger Root
Tomatoes, ripe
Cilantro
-- Seasoning
Pepper black
Curry Powder (2)  
Salt
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Oil
Water
Coconut Cream
Lime Juice
-- Serve with
Steamed Rice

Prep   -   (40 min)
  1. Prepare GOAT CHUNKS. Cut into large stew size chunks. Large chunks with bones can be cut using a sharp Chinese cleaver knife driven by a soft faced mallet.
  2. Quarter ONIONS lengthwise and slice thin crosswise.
  3. Crush GARLIC and chop fine, Slice GINGER very thin. cut the slices into threads and chop threads fine. Mix.
  4. Scald TOMATOES one minute in boiling water. Quench in cold water and peel. Chop small.
  5. Chop CILANTRO coarse.
  6. Squeeze LIME JUICE.
  7. Mix all Seasoning items.
  8. Mix Coconut Cream and Flour.
Run   -   (3 to 6 hrs - depending of Goat or Mutton and what age the beast was)
  1. In a coverable sauté pan or similar, heat Oil and fry Goat Chunks, tumbling until lightly browned. Sprinkle over Lime Juice, stir, remove from the pan and set aside.
  2. Add Onions to the pan and fry stirring until lightly browned.
  3. Stir in Garlic mix until Garlic is aromatic.
  4. Stir in Seasoning mix for 1 minute, then stir in Tomatoes. Cook stirring often until tomatoes are soft.
  5. Stir in Goat Chunks and Cilantro, then stir in Coconut Cream mix and Water. Simmer covered until Goat is tender (2 to 5 hours). Stir occasionally and adjust liquid as needed - don't let it get too dry.
  6. Check seasoning and serve hot with plenty of Steamed Rice. You can spoon out some of the fat if desired, but this wouldn't be done in Africa.
NOTES:
  1. Goat / Mutton Chunks:

      Goat and Mutton here in southern California are sold either as legs and shoulders (at a high price) or as bony chunks (at a lower price). Weight is for chunks with any excess fat cut off and any really large hard bones removed. Smaller bones should be left in place. You will have some loss from fat and hard bones, so best to buy 3 pounds. For details see our Cuts of Goat and Mutton Chunks pages.
  2. Curry Powder:

      Anglo-Indian Madras Curry Powder is good here - the English ran Tanzania after WWI and would have brought this from India.
  3. Comments:

      Goat, and especially Mutton chunks have a lot of connective tissue that takes time to soften to edibility, depending on the age of the beast. My worst case (so far) was 5 hours simmering with Mutton chunks - the sheep was probably retired from work in the wool mines. Lamb would be much faster but lacking in the true flavor.
  4. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch, ar=as required tt=to taste
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