ANTICUCHOS PICANTES (SPICY GRILLED BEEF HEART)
ANTICUCHOS PICANTES (SPICY GRILLED BEEF HEART). Alimento Base: Beef heart, Clean the beef heart thoroughly, removing all nerves and fat. Cut into 1" cubes, place in non-reactive bowl, refrigerate and set aside. Combine garlic, chiles, cumin, oregano,...
Ingredientes
- 1 beef heart
- MARINADE
- 8 garlic cloves pressed
- 2 chiles rocoto, stemmed, seeded, minced
- 2 tbl cumin ground
- 1/2 tbl oregano dried
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- 2 cup red wine vinegar
- SAUCE
- 1/3 cup aji chiles dried and crushed
- 1 tbl vegetable oil
- Salt to taste
Elaboración paso a paso
- Preparation
- Clean the beef heart thoroughly, removing all nerves and fat.
- Cut into 1" cubes, place in non-reactive bowl, refrigerate and set aside.
- Combine garlic, chiles, cumin, oregano, salt and pepper and 1 1/2 cups vinegar.
- Pour over meat. Add more vinegar, if necessary, to cover meat completely.
- Marinate, refrigerated, 12-24 hours.
- About 1 hour before grilling, remove meat from marinade and thread on skewers.
- Reserve marinade. Soak the crushed chile in 1/3 cup warm water for 30 minutes.
- In processor, combine chiles and water with oil and salt.
- Add enough reserved marinade (3/4 cup) to make thick sauce, puree.
- Brush skewered meat with sauce and grill over hot coals or under a broiler, turning and basting to cook quickly on all sides.
- Best cooked medium well, 4-6 minutes on the grill.
- Serve with remaining sauce for dipping.
