🔥 Ultimate Argentine Asado: Mouthwatering Grilled Patagonian Lamb on The Spit! 🔥

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a high smoke point and is healthier.

red wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic wine

💰Cheaper: grape juice

Grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol.

lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat and pork is generally less expensive.

paprika

🥗Healthier: smoked paprika

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Cayenne provides heat and color at a lower cost.

Welcome to the grilling experience; today we're cooking Argentine lamb.

The lamb is a 13 kg (approximately 28.6 lbs) whole lamb.

We will be cooking it vertically on a steel frame called an estaca.

Prepare the fire pit for grilling; we will be using flames instead of coals.

Place the lamb on the estaca with the rib side down, facing the flames.

Cook the lamb for approximately 3 hours on the rib side down.

Every 30 minutes, drizzle the lamb with brine to keep it moist and enhance flavor.

After 3 hours, turn the lamb over to cook the other side for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Monitor the skin for a golden color to indicate doneness.

After 4 hours total cooking time, remove the lamb from the estaca.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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