goat and butternut squash stew

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked hot paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon ancho chile powder
• 1 (3 pound) bone-in goat shank
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (1 pound) butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 pinch saffron

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 50 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 5 mins


• mix cumin, coriander, ginger, sweet paprika, smoked sweet paprika, smoked hot paprika, and chile powder together in a bowl.
• rub goat shank with about 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• heat coconut oil in a large dutch oven over medium-high heat until melted and shimmering. cook goat shank in hot oil until browned as completely as you can get it, 2 to 3 minutes per side. remove shank to a bowl, reserving oil in the skillet.
• reduce heat under the skillet to low. cook and stir onion in the retained oil until soft, 7 to 10 minutes. add butternut squash and garlic; cook and stir until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. sprinkle the cumin mixture over the squash mixture; cook and stir 1 minute more.
• stir tomatoes, water, cinnamon stick, and saffron into the squash mixture; return goat shank to the dutch oven, bring the liquid to a simmer, and cook until the goat meat is tender and falling from the bone, 90 minutes to 2 hours.
• remove shank from dutch oven to a cutting board. strip meat from the bone and cut into bite-size pieces. discard bone. stir meat into the squash mixture, season with salt and pepper, and cook until the meat is reheated, about 5 minutes.