Seco de chivo

Servings: 4

Total Time: 2 hours 45 minutes Prep Time: 15 minutes

Ecuadorian seco de chivo is a goat stew dish braised in a sauce of garlic, cumin, achiote, oregano, peppers, onions, cilantro, tomatoes, chicha or fermented corn drink, naranjilla or lulo juice, panela and spices.

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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds of meat meat, cut into chunks (bones are ok)

  • achiote

  • 4 cloves garlics minced

  • 1 red onion minced

  • 1 bell peppers minced

  • 1 tomato minced

  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste

  • 500 ml of beer (pilsener)

  • 1 small cilantro bundle (leaves chopped, and stems for stew)

  • 1/2 cup of naranjilla pulp

  • 1 cup of water (or broth)

  • cumin ground

  • dry oregano

  • salt

  • rice yellow (to server)

  • maduros fried (to server)

  • avocado slices (to server)

Directions

  • Season the goat meat with garlic, cumin, oregano, salt and beer, let marinate for at least an hour.

  • Remove the meat from the marinade and save the marinade juice for later.

  • Heat the oil over high temperature in a large sauté pan and fry the meat until browned on each side.

  • Lower the heat to medium and make the refrito by adding the achiote, minced onions, bell peppers, salt, pepper and cumin. Cook until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes.

  • Add the tomato paste, and let it toast a little bit, and then add the tomatoes. (This can be blended)

  • Add the saved marinade juices, and the cilantro bundle. Bring to boil, lower the temperature and simmer until the meat is very tender and the sauce is thickened, about 2 -2 ½ hours.

  • Add the naranjilla little by little, making sure to check for acidity.

  • Taste and add salt if needed, sprinkle with chopped cilantro and serve warm.

  • Serve with arroz amarillo or yellow rice, fried ripe plantains and avocado slices.