Cuy al Horno - IGTV 🐹🇵🇪🔝🔥🤤😋

cuy

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is more widely available and less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is a budget-friendly option for roasting.

Place 3 cuy in a pot with lime, salt, and water, and let it rest overnight for flavor.

After resting, add more salt and lime juice to the cuy and set aside.

Boil potatoes with onion and vegetables, adding salt for flavor.

Cut the potatoes (or leave them whole) and prepare them for the next step.

In a baking dish (Pyrex), create a bed with the boiled potatoes and vegetables.

In a skillet, heat oil and sauté onion, salt, pepper, and cumin until softened.

Add blended aji amarillo to the skillet and mix well, cooking until thickened.

Pour the mixture over the potatoes in the baking dish.

Place the cuy on top of the potato mixture, skin side down.

Bake in the oven at maximum heat for 20-30 minutes, then flip the cuy.

Lower the oven temperature and continue baking for another 15-30 minutes, depending on oven power.

Turn on the broiler for 15 minutes to crisp the skin, watching carefully to avoid burning.

Serve with a side of integral rice, spicy potatoes, and huacatay cheese.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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