Chivo guisado

goat meat

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat and cost-effective.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is less expensive and versatile.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: spinach

Parsley offers a similar flavor profile.

bay leaves

💰Cheaper: thyme

Thyme can provide a similar aromatic quality.

Wash the goat meat thoroughly with lime juice.

Add cooking wine to the goat meat.

Season the meat with a generous amount of oregano and black pepper, and add adobo seasoning to taste; mix well.

Crush 3 heads of garlic using a garlic press and add to the meat; mix everything together.

Let the seasoned meat rest for about 1 hour before cooking.

Chop onions and cilantro and add them to the meat mixture.

Add green olives (without the brine) to the mixture.

Add 1 teaspoon of soy sauce and some tomato paste; mix everything well.

Heat olive oil with a little sugar in a pan until it starts to caramelize.

Add the marinated goat meat to the pan and cook it thoroughly.

Cover and reduce the heat to low; let it simmer for a while.

Finally, add the chopped onions, cilantro, and olives to the pot before serving.

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