Secreto Iberico

Name: Secreto Iberico
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 500g secreto ibérico (or pork skirt); Flaky sea salt; A little olive oil; Pimientos de padrón or green peppers, fried; Patatas fritas, to serve

Secreto ibérico/seh-KREH-toh ee-BEH-ree-koh/

Also known as: Secreto Ibérico, Grilled Iberian Pork Secreto, Iberian Pork Secret

About this dish

A thin, well-marbled cut of Iberian pork from near the shoulder, grilled quickly and served with salt and peppers or chips.

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Ingredients

🐖500g secreto ibérico (or pork skirt)

🧂Flaky sea salt

🫒A little olive oil

🫑Pimientos de padrón or green peppers, fried

🍟Patatas fritas, to serve

Method

Serves 3

Bring the meat to room temperature.

Heat a grill pan or barbecue until very hot.

Grill the secreto for 3–4 minutes per side, letting the fat crisp.

Rest for a few minutes, then slice across the grain.

Season with flaky salt and serve with peppers and chips.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Secreto ('secret') is a prized cut of the black Iberian pig, popular in Extremadura and Andalusia; butchers once kept it for themselves.

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