DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Cuy Asado
Delikatessen Las Ventas’ cuy asado roasts a garlic-, cumin- and salt-seasoned cuy over charcoal and serves it with lettuce, cooked potatoes and peanut sauce.
About Cuy Asado
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PROCAR publishes this Delikatessen Las Ventas recipe for cuy asado, roasting a seasoned cuy over charcoal until its skin is golden and crisp. Lettuce, prepared cooked potatoes and peanut sauce accompany the roast.
The supplied cuy is washed and seasoned with salt, cumin and the supplied crushed garlic. A branch of white onion is rubbed across its entire surface.
The cuy is pierced from end to end with the selected wooden spit. It roasts over charcoal while being turned, until cooked inside and outside and its skin becomes golden and crisp.
The cuy is placed over a lettuce leaf. Prepared cooked potatoes accompany it, covered with the supplied peanut sauce.
A traditional ají accompanies the cuy. The white onion is used directly against the cuy during preparation, while the potatoes and peanut sauce are served with the finished roast.
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