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LECHÓN AL HORNO (ROASTED SUCKLING PIG)

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LECHÓN AL HORNO (ROASTED SUCKLING PIG)

LECHÓN AL HORNO (ROASTED SUCKLING PIG). Alimento Base: Suckling pig, Clean the pig, scraping with a knife
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Tiempo de preparación 2 horas 30 minutos
Tiempo Total 2 horas 30 minutos
Raciones: 8 comensales
Plato: Suckling pig
Cocina: Bolivia
Ingredients Method

Ingredientes
  

  • 1 suckling pig 6 1/2 lb more or less
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 cup ground cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 cup parsley finely minced
  • 1 spoonful thyme finely minced
  • 1 spoonful garlic 8 cloves, peeled, minced, and roasted
  • 11/2 spoonfuls ground salt
  • 11/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 11/2 teaspoons crumbled oregano
  • 1 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 3/4 cup vinegar
  • 1/4 cup oil or butter

Method
 

  1. Preparation
  2. Clean the pig, scraping with a knife's edge any hair that might still be on the skin.
  3. Rub the inside and outside of the pig with the lemon juice.
  4. In a separate bowl mix all the ingredients, so that a sauce forms. Rub the pig with the mixture. Let it stand for one night.
  5. Before putting the pig into the oven, sprinkle it with the juice that had dripped during the night.
  6. Make small cuts in the joints of the shoulders and legs, separating the nerves of these limbs. This is done to avoid shrinking when cooking.
  7. Place the pig in a deep baking dish to receive the juice that drips when cooking, with the skin downwards so that, in contact with the juice, it cooks first.
  8. One hour later, turn the pig over so that the skin already cooked turns golden and crunchy. Let it cook for about three hours over medium heat (American oven: 350ºF; European oven: 176ºC).
  9. Remove the baking dish from the oven and cut the meat into medium size pieces (about 3 to 4 inches).