‘City Eats: Charleston’ Host G. Garvin Gets a Lesson in Cooking Jamaican Curry Goat [Exclusive Clip]

<p id="par-1_28"><em>City Eats: Charleston </em>host and chef G. Garvin continues his tour through one of <a href="https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/chopped-champion-chef-filipino-food-south-carolina-city-eats-charleston-premiere-exclusive-clip.html/">the South’s biggest dining destinations</a> in the July 2 episode of the aspireTV series. </p> <p id="par-2_32">In this exclusive clip from Thursday’s installment of the show, Garvin connects with Preston and Sonia Diedrick, two Jamaicans who’ve created a joyful celebration of Caribbean heritage in the heart of Charleston.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio" id="emb-1"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="Curry Goat from Taste of the Islands - City Eats: Charleston" width="925" height="520" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pYktUOb1z0g?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure> <p id="par-3_29">The Diedricks own Taste of the Islands, which serves up delectable dishes like jerk chicken and curry goat, blending the unique flavors of their homeland with signature Southern hospitality. </p> <p id="par-4_20">In the clip, Taste of the Island chef Chef Dwight Wilson explains to Garvin how he makes his curry goat. </p> <p id="par-5_50">Wilson starts by heating oil, then adding just the right amount of curry – “I’ve been cooking awhile, so I know to judge it, like, just by hand,” he explains. Next, he adds a generous amount of garlic to give it a “nice flavor,” then stirs it as it cooks. </p> <p id="par-6_25">“You just keep this bad boy stirring … [We’re] slightly slow-roasting the curry just to get it cooked out and pop that flavor,” he says.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-chef-show-the-better-way-to-cook-curry-goat-in-city-eats-charleston">Chef show the ‘better’ way to cook curry goat in ‘City Eats: Charleston’</h2> <p id="par-7_25">“I will tell you, honestly. I’ve never done it like this,” Garvin says. “It’s always, I thought you put the curry right on the goat.”</p> <p id="par-8_24">“You could [do that]. But it’s better this way,” Wilson says as he adds the goat meat to the pan, along with the veggies.</p> <p id="par-9_44">Curry goat is a signature Jamaica dish that has its origins in India. Indentured workers who’d been hired to work on sugar plantations brought <a href="https://www