Goat Water

10 lb goat meat (mutton)
2 lb carrots chopped
2 lb breadfruit peel and chopped
1 lb onions chopped
6 garlic clove minced
6 celery stalks chopped
1 lb cooking tomatoes chopped
1/2 cup ketchup
gravy browning
2 whole hot peppers
4 chicken cubes
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 lb flour
4 tbs butter
fresh thyme and scallions
salt and pepper to taste

Wash and cut meat into serving pieces. Season with salt and pepper and set aside for 1/2 hour. Brown meat in hot oil. Put meat in a large pot, add enough water to cover meat and simmer for 2 hours. Saute carrots, breadfruit, garlic and onions in butter and add to the simmering meat. If necessary, add just enough hot water to keep the meat covered. Add fresh thyme, scallions, celery, tomatoes and whole peppers. Make a smooth paste with 3tables spoons of flour a little water and 3 table spoons of gravy browning and add it to the stew. Make droppers with the remaining flour and add them to the pot. Add cubes and ketchup, continue to simmer until the meat is very tender and stew is thickened. The stew should be brown in color. Remove hot peppers.
Serve hot with dinner rolls.

DROPPERS: Another name we use for making small dumplings. They got the name droppers from they way they were dropped into stews. Droppers are a made from flour, salt and water combine. The dough is stirred together until a smooth , sticky ball is formed. With a spoon you then cut off small pieces and drop them in the stew.

Goat Water is a very popular dish in St Kitts. This is still one of the dishes that you can only get on a Friday and Saturday afternoons. It is also very popular for weddings, fetes and other festive occasions.