ANTICUCHOS / Beef heart anticuchos

In the language of ancient Perú yanuq meant hearth, home...

ANTICUCHOS / Beef heart anticuchos

Ingredients :

Marinade:

2 garlic cloves, crushed

¼ cup ají panca molido / sundried red ají paste(chili

Salt

Pepper

Cumin

¾ cup vinegar

½ teaspoon salt

Anticuchos:

1 beef heart, cleaned

Oil

Ají amarillo fresco / Fresh yellow aji (chili), blended

Bamboo skewers

Preparation:

Marinade:
Combine all ingredients to prepare marinade. Set aside.

Anticuchos:
Remove fat and clean beef heart and cut in ¾ to 1-inch pieces (2 ½ - 3 cm.). Place them in a medium size bowl and pour marinade over beef heart pieces. Leave marinating at least 12 hours.

Thread 3 pieces onto bamboo skewers.

Heat barbecue grill and place anticuchos, brushing them with a mixture of blended fresh yellow ají and oil. Cook on one side, turn and repeat procedure. Serve hot.

Usually, 2 anticucho skewers are served per person together with a boiled potato, a piece of corn and blended fresh yellow ají, for a spicier flavor.

If beef heart is not available, anticuchos can be prepared with tenderloin pieces. Proceed in the same way.