Cochinillo Asado

Name: Cochinillo Asado
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 1 whole suckling pig; Salt and water; Lard, for basting

Cochinillo Asado/koh-chee-NEE-yoh ah-SAH-doh/

Also known as: Roast Suckling Pig

About this dish

A whole roast suckling pig with impossibly crisp skin, a specialty of Segovia.

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Ingredients

🐖1 whole suckling pig

🧂Salt and water

🫒Lard, for basting

Method

Serves 2

Season the pig simply with salt inside and out.

Roast slowly in a wood-fired or conventional oven at low heat for several hours.

Baste occasionally with its own fat and a little water.

Increase the heat at the end to crisp the skin fully.

Traditionally carved at the table with the edge of a plate to show tenderness.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Cochinillo asado is a specialty of Segovia, traditionally roasted slowly until the skin becomes remarkably crisp.

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