Thin beef skewers {Carne en palito/chuzos/pinchos}
Recipe for grilled thin beef skewers, or Ecuadorian carne en palito or chuzos, made with thinly sliced meat seasoned with garlic, achiote and cumin and grilled on skewers.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb beef (thinly cut carne asada style and cut in long strips)
- 2-4 tbs orange juice
- 1 tbs oil
- 6-8 garlic cloves (crushed)
- 2 tsp achiote powder
- 1-2 tsp ground cumin
- Salt to taste
- Tomato and onion curtido salsa
- Fried ripe plantains (or grilled ripe plantains)
- Aji criollo hot sauce
- Ecuadorian style cilantro queso sauce
Instructions
- 1
Mix the orange juice, olive oil, garlic, achiote, cumin, salt and pepper together to make a marinade.
- 2
Season the meat with the marinade and refrigerate for a couple of hours.
- 3
If using wooden skewers, soak them in water while the meat is marinating - this will prevent them from burning on the grill.
- 4
Slide the meat onto the skewers and grill on each side until done, depending on your grill this should just take a few minutes per side, make sure the grill is very hot.
- 5
Serve immediately with aji criollo or other sauces, ripe plantains, and/or tomato onion curtido salsa.