Thread: Autumn goat hunting

Hi, thanks for your post.
I'm new to this, wondering if you have any tips or tricks you use to get bits of hair off the meat once you've skinned it? It's bloody hard! And I'm told you shouldn't wash the meat with water.
Any advice you have would be great.
Cheers
Sam

Just cook it tell your family to harden up bit of fiber good for them

I brush the hairs off while rinsing under the tap. Pick any remaining hairs off afterwards.

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Originally Posted by samusugiru

And I'm told you shouldn't wash the meat with water.

Who told you that rubbish? - jump online and go and look at youtube posts from a country that eat lots more goats than NZers - you'll see that they thoroughly rinse all meat several times before cooking.
Check out either user "Food Money Food" or user "My Money My Food" they regularly post interesting village cookery.

Originally Posted by samusugiru

Hi, thanks for your post.
I'm new to this, wondering if you have any tips or tricks you use to get bits of hair off the meat once you've skinned it? It's bloody hard! And I'm told you shouldn't wash the meat with water.
Any advice you have would be great.
Cheers
Sam

Certainly don't use water if you are going to hang meat as water has bacteria and you want the meat to cure quickly rather than go off however if it's come off a goat give it a rinse and in the pot. All good!
Fark now need to get off arse and go see if some dumb goats walking about in the paddocks, i'm hungry!!

Im glad there was no miracle way of getting the hair off after spent last night cleaning up the 3 I knocked over yesterday afternoon - for a moment there I thought I was going to be upset.

Originally Posted by Willie

Certainly don't use water if you are going to hang meat as water has bacteria and you want the meat to cure quickly rather than go off however if it's come off a goat give it a rinse and in the pot. All good!
Fark now need to get off arse and go see if some dumb goats walking about in the paddocks, i'm hungry!!

Yep. If I'm going to 'age' goat, I'll do it before washing and leave the loose hairs on. Age, THEN wash, then freeze immediately.

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I wash them off just before I cook it

Is that a Swazi stag bag in photo? Have one great for bush stalking. Roast goat very nice!

Bone it out in the field, be particular how you do the job, and you won't have hairy meat. Prevention is way better than the cure.

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

Bone it out in the field, be particular how you do the job, and you won't have hairy meat. Prevention is way better than the cure.

The field never seems to work out nearly always get more crap on the meat vs doing it at home pluss hair comes out way easier while its still warm , iv been trying out a new system for my veno back legs think im onto a winner

basically wack the back legs off with skin attaching them..but before putting them over a shoulder put a sleeve of mutton cloth over them like a sock its taken me nearly 30 years to figure that one out so I hope you guys appreciate it

If you are worried about the hairs you can remove them with a rag rinsed out with some vinegar . The water does not have bacteria in it , the bacteria will already be there . The water will merely provide the enviroment for it to flourish .

Originally Posted by Rwt

Head up to Kaikoura

Or central otago. Just a short swim from where you are.

I recon the hair problem is the hairy leg in the second pic with a boot on it!.

Hey guys all good to age goat in the bottom of the fridge? No where to hang it unfortunately. Also how long do you age them cheers guys