BBQ A Old Goat

Mammoth Mountain · Nov 28, 2012

I have been asked if I would BBQ a goat. Well I have never ate a goat and have no idea what it even taste like. Anyone have a good BBQ recipe / method for smoking a goat? It sounds interestinfg to me.
Thanks

Bluehawg · Nov 28, 2012

Mammoth Mountain said:
I have been asked if I would BBQ a goat. Well I have never ate a goat and have no idea what it even taste like. Anyone have a good BBQ recipe / method for smoking a goat? It sounds interestinfg to me.
Thanks

Not sure about an "old goat" but a prime kid would be nice. I've always cooked em whole or quartered. LOW AND SLOW and the meat will pull right off the bone and melt in your mouth.:mrgreen:

Skidder · Nov 28, 2012

A whole goat or part of a goat? Google can be yer friend on this one. Definitively not like lamb though. Lamb is tender much more than goat I would suspect. I'm so sure others from out Kentucky way will chime in on this one. Only cause it has to be like mutton.

caliking · Nov 28, 2012

In India, goat is done kinda hot n fast if cooking tandoori style. The younger the goat the better, as older ones tend to be tougher (especially the males). I think there may be some Mexican/South American recipes for doing goat lo n slo.

Bluehawg · Nov 28, 2012

The ol skool type goats from back in the day, I would tend to agree, would be less tender than lamb but the improved muscling, growth, and meatiness that has taken place in the past 10-12 years in the meat goat industry by selective breeding has paid off. The improved carcass quality of young goat kids now is just as flavorful and tender as lamb. Fat composition is definitely different though. Lamb fat is NOT GOOD OR PLEASING to my palate.

Skidder · Nov 28, 2012

Sorry cause I keep posting this but I found this in a small shop in Boston and thought it was perfect for a goat thread.

neuyawk · Nov 28, 2012

I love goat but be warned, there ain't gonna be much there once you're done cooking it. My favorite side dish with goat is a bucket of fried chicken otherwise you'll be starving.

buccaneer · Nov 28, 2012

If it is an old goat, I'd be making a big pot of curry goat!

Mammoth Mountain · Nov 28, 2012

Thanks,
It would be a whole goat.

RL Reeves Jr · Nov 28, 2012

I've cooked many goats both old and young. Kentuckian. My daddy's best friend is a goat farmer and owns a slaughterhouse. I'm a cook, studied under an old Greek man in Bham for awhile. I use his recipe. Take around 40 cloves of garlic, cut slits all over the goat, insert cloves, make a simple brine with salt, sugar and water. I use Ruhlman's recipe {easily searchable} brine the goat for 3-4 days. Cook offset, use fruit woods {apple, peach, pear etc} about an hour per pound. We have a goat bbq once per year and I'm the goat pitboss. Happy to answer any other questions.

buccaneer · Nov 28, 2012

Mammoth Mountain said:
Thanks,
It would be a whole goat.

Oops, may bad for assuming.
We got these things called knives down here...:becky:

tish · Nov 28, 2012

Bluehawg said:
The ol skool type goats from back in the day, I would tend to agree, would be less tender than lamb but the improved muscling, growth, and meatiness that has taken place in the past 10-12 years in the meat goat industry by selective breeding has paid off. The improved carcass quality of young goat kids now is just as flavorful and tender as lamb. Fat composition is definitely different though. Lamb fat is NOT GOOD OR PLEASING to my palate.

This selective breeding in the meat goat industry has obviously not reached as far as Afghanistan. My son has been eatin' a whole lotta goat in the past year, and although he's never been one to complain about any meal, he just shakes his head and groans (ala "Lurch" mod) when I've asked him how it was. :tape:

Titch · Nov 28, 2012

I posted this a while back on the Australian BBQ forum.
I hope you don't mind the pictures,Goat is magnificent meat.

Started out well,Got Maude (The Goat )
She cost us $45 ,which I was happy with,$8.50 a kilo.
The Butcher gave me a discount and his words were.
I givt Discoun cos yo lok old man and no much money.
Cheap roast I think

Made up a marinade using
Olive oil.
Lemon,Pepper,Salt, Corriander,white vinegar and Garlic.
Rubbed Maude up and Mounted her to the spit rod.

Ran into trouble straight away,I had to do a roughy of the securing as she was much smaller than Lambs that I am use to.

Seeing as Maude was so thin,I decided to sew her shut in the cavity,to stopp the ribs drying out.

Put Maude over direct Heatbeads and charcoal ,testing the temp by placing my hand at the same height and if I can hold my hand to the count of 5 ,Hot enough for me.
Also not too hot.

Kept the baste up often adding heat as needed.

3 hours on the spit to around 67c in the leg.

Removed, bulk portioned and in the esky with some hot water bottles for an hour.

I Honestly have to say that Maude was Sweet and juicy and had a most delicate flavour.
We will be doing this again and I can see this as a viable alternative to a $25 dollar leg of lamb.
I actually prefer goat to lamb.Not close to twotooth tho.
If anyone has any reservations about trying Goat,I highly reccomend it.

Tonight ribs and leg flesh, yumm.First Goat eat for Dutchy with a big thumbs up.

Cheers.
Titch

bizznessman · Nov 29, 2012

Don't know if this will help you but it might be worth watching.

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(whole goat on the BBQ)

Bluehawg · Nov 30, 2012

AussieTitch said:
I posted this a while back on the Australian BBQ forum.
I hope you don't mind the pictures,Goat is magnificent meat.

Started out well,Got Maude (The Goat )
She cost us $45 ,which I was happy with,$8.50 a kilo.
The Butcher gave me a discount and his words were.
I givt Discoun cos yo lok old man and no much money.
Cheap roast I think

Made up a marinade using
Olive oil.
Lemon,Pepper,Salt, Corriander,white vinegar and Garlic.
Rubbed Maude up and Mounted her to the spit rod.

Ran into trouble straight away,I had to do a roughy of the securing as she was much smaller than Lambs that I am use to.

Seeing as Maude was so thin,I decided to sew her shut in the cavity,to stopp the ribs drying out.

Put Maude over direct Heatbeads and charcoal ,testing the temp by placing my hand at the same height and if I can hold my hand to the count of 5 ,Hot enough for me.
Also not too hot.

Kept the baste up often adding heat as needed.

3 hours on the spit to around 67c in the leg.

Removed, bulk portioned and in the esky with some hot water bottles for an hour.

I Honestly have to say that Maude was Sweet and juicy and had a most delicate flavour.
We will be doing this again and I can see this as a viable alternative to a $25 dollar leg of lamb.
I actually prefer goat to lamb.Not close to twotooth tho.
If anyone has any reservations about trying Goat,I highly reccomend it.

Tonight ribs and leg flesh, yumm.First Goat eat for Dutchy with a big thumbs up.

Cheers.
Titch

Looking at the pics there it looks like that goat was about the size of a rabbit. I bet it was tender tender tender... The goats we generally butcher around here are yearling kids about 80-120 pounds.

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