DISH RESEARCH · Street food
Carne en Palito
Beef strips marinated in orange, garlic and annatto oil, then grilled on skewers.
About Carne en Palito
Carla Spuri's carne en palito brings together long strips of beef, orange juice, garlic and annatto. She connects these grilled skewers with the street barbecues and November celebrations she remembers in Panama.
Annatto seeds first colour vegetable oil, which is strained before joining the beef. Ground cumin and salt accompany the orange and garlic as the meat marinates.
The strips are threaded onto soaked wooden skewers and grilled until their surfaces develop a char. Orange slices may garnish the finished skewers, with a fresh salad offered alongside.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Carne en Palito
Carla Spuri's Panamanian carne en palito.
- Beef skirtProtein
- Fresh orange juiceLiquid
- Vegetable oilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- GarlicAromatic
- Annatto seedsSeasoning
- Ground cuminSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- WaterCooking medium
- Orange slicesGarnish · Optional
- Prepared fresh saladAccompaniment · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Beef skirt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual241 named beef skirt, no anonymous street-meat lore converted to animal identity.
- Fresh orange juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual242/252.
- Vegetable oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual243/250 infused oil, botanical source unspecified.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual244/252.
- Annatto seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual245/250 infused and strained out251; exact seeds retained as contact flavouring.
- Ground cumin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual246/252.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual247/252.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual248/258 explicit wooden-skewer soak medium; tool preparation, not extra invented marinade water.
- Orange slices (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual256 optional orange branch over generic fresh herb alternative.
- Prepared fresh salad (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual261 offered side selected over grilledvegetable alternate; full vegetables/dressing formula unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Panama
- PanamaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Panamanian Cuisine
- Panamanian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.