Cuy Chactado

Name: Cuy Chactado
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: 1 whole guinea pig, cleaned; 3 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp aji amarillo paste; 4 potatoes, for serving

Cuy Chactado/kooy chak-TAH-doh/

Also known as: Cuy Frito

About this dish

Whole guinea pig flattened and deep-fried until crisp, a traditional Andean delicacy.

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Ingredients

🐹1 whole guinea pig, cleaned

🧄3 cloves garlic

🌶️2 tbsp aji amarillo paste

🥔4 potatoes, for serving

Method

Serves 2

Marinate the guinea pig with garlic, cumin, and aji amarillo paste.

Flatten the whole animal under a heavy weight or stone while frying.

Deep fry in hot oil until the skin is very crisp and golden.

Serve whole with boiled potatoes and a corn salad.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Cuy has been eaten in the Andes since pre-Columbian times, remaining a significant celebratory dish in Peru.

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