Chivo Guisado Liniero (Spicy Goat Meat Stew)

Ingredients:
2 limes, or 1 bitter orange, halved
1.8kg bone-in goat meat, cut into small pieces
1 red onion, diced
1½ tsp dried oregano, crumbled
2 tbsp garlic, mashed
1½ tsp salt, (or to taste)
3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 cubanela (cubanelle pepper), chopped (this is a mild, thin-skinned)
4 plum tomato, diced
250ml tomato sauce
250ml red wine, or a 60ml of rum
½ scotch bonnet chilli, finely chopped (or to taste; I like my food spicy so I would add a half one at least)
Chopped Parsley or coriander, to garnish

Method:

The first step is to wash the lanolin from the meat. Place the meat in a bowl then squeeze over the lime or lemon juice, Work the juice into the meat then set aside for 15 minutes. At the end of this time, take the meat out of the liquid and transfer to a clean bowl. Discard any leftover juice.

Add the onion, oregano, garlic, and a teaspoon of salt to the bowl with the meat. Stir to combine then cover the bowl and set aside in the refrigerator to marinate for at least an hour (but over-night is better).

Heat the oil in a heavy-based pot over high heat. Add the meat to the oil (reserve the onions and juices released by the meat in the marinade). The meat will release some liquid when heated, cook and stir until all the liquid has evaporated, and the meat is browned.

Add 2 tablespoons of water to the meat, reduce heat to medium-low, stir the blend cover the pot. Continue cooking, but every 5 minutes add a little more water, as needed, stir, cover the pan again and repeat until the meat is very tender (30 to 60 minutes), depending on the quality of the meat.

Once the meat is tender add in the reserved onion and meat juices along with the tomato and cubanela.
Cover and simmer until the vegetables are cooked-through (about 5 minutes).

Now pour in the tomato sauce, then stir to combine before adding the wine and 375ml of water. Simmer and reduce to a thick sauce.

Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt to taste if necessary then continue simmering until liquid is reduced to your desired thickness of sauce.

Turn into a warmed serving bowl, garnish with parsley or coriander leaves and serve.

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