Pinchos de Tortuga (Turtle Skewers)
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Gran Libro de la Cocina Colombiana
Cooking time
240 minutes
Number of servings
8
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
1500
gr turtle meat
500
gr turtle offal (heart, liver, etc.)
Directions
- Marinade: 1 cup vinegar · 2 tomatoes, not too ripe, cut in pieces · 2 bell peppers, cut in pieces · 2 large onions, chopped · 4 wild cilantro leaves, chopped · 2 tablespoons lemon juice · salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook the turtle meat in water that covers it for 2 hours, remove, drain and marinate with the offal in a brine of water and vinegar, salt and spices, for 2 hours.
- Prepare wooden skewers threading the pieces of meat, offal, tomatoes, bell pepper and onions.
- Grill over charcoal, turning and basting with a little marinade until browned.
- Serve with boiled yuca, fariña or farofa.