Asado a la Estaca🔥. Asado al palo. Autentico, picamos unos chinchus, sopa paraguaya y mandioca.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

red wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic wine

💰Cheaper: grape juice

Grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol.

whole lamb

🥗Healthier: goat

💰Cheaper: pork

Goat is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: no herbs

Dried herbs are more concentrated and last longer.

Pierce the lamb carefully to avoid injury.

Salt the lamb generously, as traditional cooking in the fields uses only salt and fire.

Prepare a homemade support for the spit using a stick.

Mount the lamb on the spit, placing the bone side down first, as most cooking occurs on that side.

Cook the lamb for at least 1.5 hours, monitoring the color.

After 1.5 hours, turn the lamb to cook the meat side.

Adjust the fire as needed during cooking.

Continue cooking for a total of 2.5 hours, checking for doneness.

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