Tollo Anticuchos

For today we bring you a quite peculiar recipe and totally different from what, as you already know, we prepare for you in our recipe book. That's right, you will see one of the many ways in which we adapt fish in different types of preparations, we will share with you a typical dish within the delicious Peruvian cuisine. Its origin comes from the Inca period, when they were prepared with llama meat, and due to the arrival of the Spanish they change their recipe using beef.

This skewer of Peruvian origin, which we call anticuchos, can be prepared with various types of protein. The protein selected for these skewers will be tollo, a fish with distinctive characteristics. Because it has a strong and dominant flavor, while having a hard consistency, it is special for this type of preparation, since having a strong consistency is ideal for eat on a stick.

The preparation of this recipe is similar to other preparations, it should be noted that it is one of the easiest. Being an ideal meal, for a meeting celebration or holiday, where you can share this delight with your friends, family and even coworkers.

You will not regret it!, stay until the end and taste a delicious rod fish ideal to share and have a moment of relaxation with your family.

Anticuchos de Tollo Recipe

Ingredients

Preparation of Anticuchos de Tollo

Well friends, with our help you will learn how to make this delicious recipe. To begin, we are going to explain it to you step by step, so you will not miss any important details, having a good experience in your kitchen.

First we start by doing the following:

1. You should have 600 grams of tollo fillets ready and clean and you are going to cut the fillets into pieces at an approximate size of 3cm.
2. In a container or bowl you are going to place the following ingredients: 100 grams of strong vinegar, 100 grams of ground red chili pepper, in addition to pepper and salt to your liking, then in this mixture you will add the minced fish, and you will let it marinate for a hour or more (as long as you like). Before you insert the marinated fish into the straws, try to make sure that no ingredient is missing and that it has a good seasoning.
3. And as we have already said before, the time for macerating the fish is over, in some straws or wires that must be prepared or had in advance. You will gradually place 3 or 4 pieces of the marinated fish in each of the straws. By the way, if you are going to use fish such as hake, it should be left to marinate for less time and it should be passed through breadcrumbs, biscuits or sharps, before being brought to the fire.
4. Once all the skewers are prepared, you will transfer them to a griddle that will be placed in a charcoal brazier. Where you will be placing each of the skewers already prepared to be roasted, until they sew to your liking.

The anticuchos de tollo are ready, they will be ready to be served and you can accompany them, with the following:

You will have to chop a large onion in the way you like, boil 2 tender corn and once you have prepared this, you are going to accompany it with a yellow chili sauce. Once all this is done, you will have your skewers ready to share.

Tips for making a delicious Anticucho de Tollo

Well, this typical or traditional delicacy of Peruvian food, is characterized by being ideal to share, in a celebration, in a vacation moment, among others. However, it can be adapted to your palate, that is, to what you like the most.

First, make sure that the fish, that is, the tollo, is fresh since because it has a tough meat, since it is not fresh, you may not have the experience you expect.

You can use another type of fish, but nevertheless, if it is a softer-textured fish, do not let it marinate for a long time and remember, pass it through breadcrumbs or biscuits, before grilling it.

This recipe can also be made with another type of protein, such as beef, chicken, pork. The one that you like the most and adapts to the taste of the people with whom you will share it.

If you wish, instead of roasting the anticuchos on the grill, you can also fry them in vegetable oil, whichever you like the most, and it will give it a crunchy flavor.

We hope these tips serve you, and you have an excellent benefit. Don't forget to share this recipe.

Nutritional value

And as you know, it is our duty to know the nutritional properties of the ingredients used in our recipes, stay and you will learn a little more about their benefits for your health.

The tollo is a fish (Shark) that despite not being so outstanding or outstanding among other fish, if it has specific and beneficial characteristics for your body, for example, the tollo stands out due to its high protein content and its low amount of fat , Being of great help for those people with a specific diet for weight reduction.

It gives a good energetic contribution to your brain and is very useful to help in muscle maintenance, due to its high protein content.

And if you have hypertension and high cholesterol problems, this fish is ideal for you, you can consume it without any complications, according to studies it is also suitable for diabetic people.

It lacks vitamin contributions, but nevertheless the presence of the complex of B vitamins can be seen, which help to obtain better blood circulation and slow down neuronal aging.

Have you ever wondered, what are the benefits of consuming pepper often? Because in almost all our recipes it is a vital condiment or seasoning for good taste. It also has very beneficial properties for your immune system.

• It has very good amounts of vitamin A, K and C
• Contains piperine, which has good characteristics to improve digestion
• Helps fight and avoid colds (flu)
• And it is an excellent antioxidant, due to its high levels of vitamin C

Among other properties that pepper has, these are the ones that stand out the most for your health.