Roast Rack of Goat Recipe with Green Cakes and Beans
Delicious pan roasted rack of goat with wild green fritters and white beans.
Servings: 2 People
Calories: 59kcal
Cost: 20
Equipment
- Large cast iron skillet or saute pan
- 1 Medium mixing bowl
Ingredients
Meat
- 1 ea Rack of goat serves 2
- Fresh cut chives
- Lemon wedges for serving, optional
Foraged Green Fritters
- 6 oz foraged greens such as lambsquarters, or amaranth (spinach can be substituted)
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- A few scrapes of nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon flour or equivalent
- Kosher salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 large egg plus one yolk
- Reserved goat tallow as needed for cooking
White Beans with Sage
- 75 cups cooked white cannellini beans 1 15oz can
- 1 large clove of garlic sliced thin
- 3-4 large leaves of sage sliced ¼ inch
- 1 tablespoon reserved goat tallow
- Kosher salt and pepper
Instructions
Goat Rack
- For the goat, cut a cross-hatch pattern in the fat cap to help the fat render and release while cooking. You will use the goat fat to cook the beans and green fritters. Liberally season the goat rack with salt and pepper and allow to rest for a few hours uncovered, in the fridge to dry out (optional).
- Heat a heavy pan, like cast iron, until hot, then brown the goat rack well, slowly rendering the fat out until the fat cap is crisp on medium-medium high heat. Quickly flip over the goat rack to cook the other sides, then remove from the heat when medium rare, about 135F.
- Remove the goat rack to a warm place while you cook the beans and fritters, and drain off the fat, reserving 1 tablespoon for the beans, and the rest for cooking the fritters.
- To serve, plate the cakes and beans on a platter, with the goat rack in the middle, garnishing with fresh chives and lemon wedges.
Foraged Green Fritters
- Have a basin of cold water ready, and bring a pot of salted water to a boil for 30-60 seconds, stirring well to help clean the greens in the process.
- Remove the greens to the cold water, swishing them to cool and act as a double rinse. Remove the greens, chop finely, and mix with the remaining fritter ingredients.
- Allow the fritter mix to rest for a few hours (optional)
- Make cakes of about 2-3 tablespoonas each, about 1/2 an inch thick, and fry until well browned on each side in the goat tallow left over from cooking the rack.
White Beans with Sage
- For the beans, add the garlic to 1 tablespoon of tallow, cook until lightly browned, but not burnt, then add the sage, cook for a minute more, add the beans, season to taste, mix, keep warm and reserve.
Notes
Rack of lamb can be prepared the same way as the goat.
Nutrition
Serving: 4chops | Calories: 59kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.4g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 34mg | Potassium: 38mg | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 229IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.4mg