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Goat Meat~ The UDDER Lean Cuisine!

Goat meat is a delicious product which can be stewed, baked, grilled, BBQ, canned, or processed into sausage and Jerky.

Meat from a young animal resembles a prime veal.  As the goat matures the meat becomes more like a beef-venison cross.  We think the flavor is best when the animal is from 9 months to 1 year of age.

Our personal favorite is the boneless steaks. We like to prepare them pounded Swiss-Style; rolled in flour, and quickly sautéed in a hot greased pan, sprinkled with salt & pepper for seasoning.


Goat Meat Nutrition Comparative Chart

Serving: 3 oz. Cooked

TRAIT

GOAT CHICKEN BEEF PORK LAMB

Calories

122

162

179

180

175

Fat (g)

2.6

6.3

7.9

8.2

8.1

Saturated Fat (g)

0.79

1.70

3.0

2.90

2.90

Protein (g)

23

25

25

25

 24

Cholesterol (mg)

63.8

76.0

73.1

73.1

78.2

Source: USDA Nutrient Database for Standard

Reference Release 14 (July 2001)

Delicious & Nutritious!

No matter what it is called!


CABRITO:

Term used  to describe meat from a young kid, aged 4-8 weeks

CHEVON:

Term used to describe meat from a goat weighing 48-60 pounds & aged 5-8 months.

CAPRETTO:

Italian term meaning "kid goat".

 

Just How Much Meat Is On A Goat?


The chart on the left represents a rough yield estimate of the boneless meat obtained from various sized goats.

It is intended only as a general guide, since many variables can change the actual results, such as breed, body type, and overall condition.

Also keep in mind that there is a lot of waste on any butchered animal. After removing the head, legs, entrails, hide, and bones you are left with about one-fourth the weight in meat from the weight of the animal before processing.

Below is an illustration of basic butcher cuts which can be obtained from processing a goat.

Basic Butcher Cuts include:

Ground Meat

Roasts

Chops

Steaks

Ribs

Stew/Jerky Meat

 

live

weight

hanging

weight

deboned

meat

10.0

4.6

2.5

15.0

6.9

3.5

20.0

9.2

4.2

25.0

11.5

5.7

30.0

13.8

7.0

35.0

16.1

8.0

40.0

18.4

9.2

45.0

20.7

10.3

50.0

23.0

11.5

55.0

25.3

12.5

60.0

27.6

13.7

65.0

29.0

14.5

75.0

34.0

17.0

85.0

37.0

18.5

95.0

39.0

19.5

105.0

41.0

20.5

115.0

43.0

21.5

125.0

45.0

22.5

135.0

50.0

25.0

145.0

55.0

27.5

155.0

60.0

30.0


 

 

 

 

 

 

CANNING CHEVON

"Creating good things from the product of the goat"


 

 

 

 

 

Chevon can be canned successfully.  It’s great to have on hand for a quick meal.  Put it in a microwave dish, pour on some BBQ sauce and heat and serve.  It’s that easy; it’s that great!

You must use a pressure canner for canning meat for health safety reasons.  Brown chunks of meat in a little shortening or oil.  Add seasonings such as onion, garlic, peppers or salt and pepper to taste. 

You do not need to cook the meat until it is done.  Just enough to brown lightly and sear the edges to seal off the juices.

Pack hot into clean jars, leaving a ½ inch space from the top.  Wipe the tops and edges of the jars with a clean cloth.  Put on lids and rings, then tighten down. 

Place jars into pressure canner, add water to a depth of 2-3 inches, put on pressure canner lid and process at 10 pounds of pressure.

Pressure cook pint jars for 75 minutes and quart jars for 90 minutes.  Do not begin timing until the proper pressure is reached.  Cool and store on shelf.

 


Eat Goat Meat ~ Boer Appétit!