Low and slow is the way to go whenever cooking goat. As a starting point, follow the same cooking techniques that you would when cooking lamb. This slow cooker goat taco recipe is accessible to both newbies and seasoned veterans.

Ingredients

1 14 oz. can tomato sauce

3 chipotle chiles in adobo, finely minced

1/2 cup cider vinegar

1/4 cup agave nectar

1 Tbsp. plus 2 teaspoon smoked or regular paprika

2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

3 teaspoons dry mustard

1 Tbsp. chili powder

1 teaspoon salt

3 lb. mountain goat roast

1 medium onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

Directions

Season the meat simply with salt and pepper. Over medium high heat, add a bit of oil to a frying pan and sear quickly on all sides, then remove meat from frying pan.

In the same frying pan, over medium heat add the chopped onion and sauté for 2 minutes, then add the garlic and cook for another minute or two. Add the cider vinegar and deglaze pan.

In a 6-quart slow cooker, combine tomato sauce, chiles, agave nectar, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, chili powder and salt.

Add the goat roast, onion, vinegar and garlic and stir to cover meat thoroughly.

Put the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low until the meat can be pulled apart – about 12 hours.

Check often to make sure it’s not getting dried out. If the liquid levels are getting low add some water, broth or more tomato sauce.

When done, shred mountain goat with a fork right in the crock. Stir well then serve.

Co-op Creamery Café Updates

The co-op’s new restaurant finished 2015 with a bang, having been named one of the best new restaurants of the year by Mpls St. Paul Magazine and a Top Ten new restaurant by the Star Tribune’s Rick Nelson. As we head into 2016, we have several Creamery updates to announce. As of January 18, the café has new winter hours:

8 a.m.–2 p.m. Daily
4–10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday

Beginning Jan. 19, we will have a robust new happy hour, running Tuesday through Saturday, from 4–6 p.m., featuring two-for-one tap beers and $4 glasses of house wine. The new happy hour boasts great food specials too.

Also starting in January, Tuesday nights are Owners’ Night. All Seward Co-op owners receive 15% off their entire purchase between 6 and 10 p.m. (not valid with any other discounts or incentives).

We’ll announce more Creamery specials in the months to come. If you’re interested in receiving updates about the café and special incentives, visit the Co-op Creamery website to sign up for the Co-op Creamery e-newsletter.

In 2011, Seward Co-op launched SEED, a fundraising program that allows customers to “round-up” their grocery bill for recipient organizations that share our commitment to a healthy community. Since then, the co-op has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars that have gone back into the community.

This past December, the co-op set a new SEED record when it raised $24,099 for Isuroon Ethnic Food Shelf in a single month. A heartfelt thank you goes out to the 50,081 customers who made this possible. Isuroon is dedicated to building Somali women’s self-sufficiency so that they can lead healthier, more productive lives in Minnesota, nationally and in Somalia. Funding will support the creation of an ethnic food shelf serving the Somali community in South Minneapolis.

Seward Co-op worked with local design firm Replace on many of the internal and external design elements of the Co-op Creamery Cafe. The design elements call out the building’s history as home to an early 20th-century milk drivers cooperative. Watch the video tour of the Creamery that goes behind the scenes through the production kitchen.

Seward Co-op’s Annual Super Bowl Snack Off! Saturday, February 6, noon–3pm

The Seward Co-op has everything you need to prep for the big game! Stop by the Franklin and Friendship stores on Saturday, Feb. 6 from noon–3pm to sample your favorite game-day munchies and pick up some ready-made snacks from our deli to make entertaining a breeze.

Evan Healy announced a recall involving Chamomile Eye Cream (0.5 oz; retail $31.99). The recall is being issued due to reports of contamination and mold. We have removed all product from the shelf and will discontinue the item.

We will be providing an alternative from Evan Healy, their Certified Organic Wild Carrot Nourishing Eye Balm. Recalled products will be fully refunded at either our Franklin or Friendship store Customer Service desk.

The affected product’s UPC code is UPC: 6081783501030 would have been sold between January 26 and December 30, 2015.

More specific information, with manufacturer codes and dates of affected product, may be found at http://www.evanhealy.com/.

The FDA is issuing a recall on Sweet Leaf tea in glass bottles. The recall was issued because glass fragments were found in Sweet Leaf tea bottles. This recall has not been linked to illnesses and we do not currently carry the affected products at any of our locations.

The following varieties of the 16 oz. Sweet Leaf tea were affected and sold at $1.99. Sweet Leaf Tea Raspberry (6-5153806703-6, Sweet Leaf Half and Half Lemonade Tea (6-5153806708-1), Sweet Leaf Tea Original (6-5153806700-5), Sweet Leaf Tea Peach (6-5153806704-3) and Sweet Leaf Tea Mint and Honey (6-5153806701-2). The product would have been sold between Feb. 27 and Sept. 10, 2015. Recalled products will be fully refunded at either our Franklin or Friendship store Customer Service desk.

Click here to be directed to the FDA’s website for specific lot numbers and dates.