The diet of the person natural and useful products, the large amount of various vitamins, minerals and other nutrients is more various than it the organism is enriched. Protein — a basis of good nutrition, most of all it contains in meat which types exists much, and goat among them holds a specific place. Not everyone can brag that tried this product, on counters of the markets and shops it is not simple to find it, especially not everyone knows whether it is useful. We can tell with confidence: it is the most valuable product known for a long time.
Caloric content and chemical composition
Goat's meat which is received as a result of special sagination of an animal represents the product saturated with a set of nutrients, amino acids, proteins than is extraordinary useful to human health.
Are its part:
Content of amino acids in 100 g:
- valine — up to 5.5 g;
- isoleucine — from 3.7 to 3.9 g;
- leucine — from 7.4 to 7.7 g;
- lysine — from 9 to 11 g;
- methionine — from 8.5 to 9.1 g;
- threonine — from 3.7 to 3.9 g;
- phenylalanine — from 15.5 to 16 g;
- tryptophane — from 1.2 to 1.5 g.
Mineral salts in 100 g of a product:
- phosphorus — 161 mg;
- sodium — 60 mg;
- sulfur — 190 mg;
- chlorine — 60–65 mg;
- potassium — within 250 mg;
- magnesium — 18–19 mg;
- zinc — up to 15 mg;
- iron — up to 3.5 mg.
Vitamins:
- B1 — 0.05 mg;
- B2 — 0.2 mg;
- B3 — 5.0 mg;
- B4 — 70 mg;
- B5 — 0.5 mg,
- B6 — 0.4 mg;
- B9 — 8.0 mkg;
- B12 — 2.0 mkg;
- E — 0.5 mg;
- H — 3 mkg.
Whether you know? The goat represents one of the very first herbivores which was cultivated by the person more than 10 thousand years ago in the Persian mountains.
Advantage and harm
Existence of big set positive and practically lack of negative characteristics brings goat's meat to the level of one of the most valuable types of meat. In antique times this product was even considered miracle, attributed it abilities to save from many serious diseases, it was even called the drugstore granted by the nature.
Important! Goat's meat is recommended to be bought in places of its quick implementation that she was not late for a long time. The quality product is characterized by a reddish shade, should not differ in friability, does not look dry and weather-beaten. The light smell easily removable at further preparation is allowed. If goat's meat has a considerable unpleasant smell — purchase needs to be cancelled.
Useful properties
Meat of a goat has a set of useful properties:
- it is a dietary product which is recommended to be used during stay on a diet or during rehabilitation after a disease;
- meat of a goat is capable to provide with the saturated amino-acid structure creating favorable opportunities for exchange processes in an organism;
- the potassium which is a part of a product in enough regulates acid and alkaline balance of blood of the person, takes part in water-salt exchange reactions, regulates osmotic pressure, promotes normal functioning of muscles and cardiac muscles, a myocardium;
- iron as a part of goat meat promotes synthesis of red blood cells;
- goat meat more fast, differs smaller, than beef, amount of fat and cholesterol, but at the same time is also capable to raise hemoglobin level;
- in goat meat there are never neither helminths, nor their eggs;
- this product differs in useful properties at problems with a cardiovascular system, is excellent prophylactic from atherosclerosis;
- regular inclusion in food of goat's meat is capable to reduce risk of appearance of Alzheimer's disease;
- helps a conclusion from an organism of unnecessary liquid, to simplification of functioning of kidneys, decrease in puffiness;
- the product is useful to simplification of a state at problems with a backbone, helps to improve quality characteristics of cartilages, to regenerate fabrics at injuries;
- has positive impact on functioning of a liver, promotes its clarification after abuse of greasy and junk food, nicotine, alcohol or medicines;
- practically does not become the reason of allergic reactions, can act as a feeding up for little children.
What can be harm
Consumption of goat meat has practically no contraindications. But nevertheless some nuances exist:
- the product can cause allergic reaction because of the protein which is in it;
- exceptional cases of individual intolerance of goat's meat take place.
Learn, than it is useful: venison, mutton and also meat of a horse, bear, wild ram and elk.
Sometimes people do not like goat's meat because of its specific smell, but this nuance easily is eliminated at the correct preparation of dishes from it.
Goat meat dishes
The question whether it is possible to eat meat of a goat and what dishes from it are cooked interests many. Around the world it is given at the most expensive restaurants, it forms a basis for preparation of the most refined dishes, this product even more, than beef is appreciated.
Video: goat meat dishes can be Prepared from it a set of different dishes among which there is following:
- stake on a bone or without it;
- chops;
- ragout with vegetables;
- cutlets with greens and egg;
- the goat's meat baked;
- goat's meat with haricot;
- meatballs in sauce;
- the quenelles baked in sauce;
- fried meat;
- kebab from goat meat;
- stewed meat;
- smoked meat;
- home-made sausage.
Also various soups cooked on the basis of goat meat have success.
Whether you know? Goats as it appeared, differ in fastidiousness: if on their forage saliva of foreign goat or dirt accidentally got, then they will never begin to eat it.
How to prepare in a flavourless oven
Many are confused by existence of a specific smell in dishes from goat meat, but this fact says only that meat is made incorrectly. Best of all the dishes from this product prepared by roasting in an oven are successful.
Recipe 1
Let's consider a recipe for the goat leg baked in a foil. For this purpose the following ingredients will be necessary for you:
- leg of a goat;
- garlic — 4 big cloves;
- salt — 1 tsp;
- mustard — 2 tsps;
- seasoning for pilaf or mutton — 2 tsps;
- pepper red — to taste;
- black pepper — to taste;
- vegetable oil (olive or sunflower flavourless) — 2 tablespoons.
It is important! That in goat's meat there was not a no really pleasant smell (most often it is goat sweat), it is necessary to try to avoid at a face contact of outer side of a skin with meat. Before beginning cooking process, it is recommended to wet a product, and better to prepare already on the second or on the third broth, adding at the same time different seasonings among which there has to be a rosemary killing undesirable smells. Before process of roasting or frying not less than 24 hours are recommended to subject goat's meat to pickling.
Process of preparation looks as follows:
- Previously to sustain a leg in the fridge about one day.
- To mix all ingredients in separate ware.
- To pierce a leg in several places.
- To carefully grease it with the received mix.
- To turn in a film or a foil, to place in the fridge (not less than a day).
- After necessary time the leg needs to be turned well in several layers of a foil.
- To place on a baking sheet.
- To bake a leg in an oven at a temperature of +190-200 °C for 2-2.5 hours.
- After that the foil can be slightly opened, and to place a leg for several minutes in an oven for formation of an appetizing crust.
- The dish with a garnish is served (potatoes, rice and so forth).
Video: the baked goat leg in a foil in an oven
Recipe 2
In this recipe we will tell you how tasty to prepare goat legs with potatoes and onions. Such ingredients will be necessary for you:
- legs of a young goat — 2 pieces weighing a little more than 1 kg;
- olive oil — 4–6 tablespoons;
- potato — up to 1 kg;
- oregano — 1 tsp;
- turmeric — 1 tsp;
- salt — to taste;
- mustard — 2 tsps;
- onions — 2–3 pieces;
- garlic — 4–5 cloves;
- juice of 1 big lemon;
- water — a half of a glass.
Preparation step by step looks as follows:
- To cut potato into cubes, to add to it mustard, to mix, leave carefully for 20 minutes.
- To crush onions and garlic on pieces.
- In legs to make cuts pockets and to thrust into them the cut garlic.
- On a baking sheet to lay out meat, potato, to strew them with onions, an oregano, a turmeric, to salt.
- To water all with enough olive oil.
- To fill in ingredients with water.
- To add lemon juice.
- To cover with paper for roasting and to send to the oven which is warmed up up to +180 °C.
- To bake legs an hour and a half then to remove paper and to bake half an hour more to full readiness.
Video: goat legs with potatoes and onions
Whether you know? The goat is very clever pet differing in surprising ingenuity and memory. These animals are characterized by absolute unpretentiousness in leaving and food. Besides many diseases from which cows suffer are unusual for goats (tuberculosis, a brucellosis).
Goat meat — a product, unusual for us, though dishes from it turn out not only tasty, but also extraordinary useful. The main thing is to study technology of their correct preparation.