Anticuchos
Anticuchos
Grilled skewers in ají and vinegar — traditionally heart, honestly also steak if that is what you will eat.
Recipe by I Want Some Food · Reviewed by the editorial kitchen. Native name preserved: Anticuchos.
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- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 2 hr 30 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Spice
- Medium heat
- Cost
- Weeknight budget$8–16 USD · indicative, not a store price
About
Anticuchos are street skewers. The classic is beef heart, marinated in vinegar, ají and cumin, grilled hard. If heart is not in your butcher's case, a cheap steak still takes the marinade. We will name the original and give you the stand-in.
Ingredients
- Beef, heart if you can, or sirloin cubes600 g
- Ají amarillo30 ml
- Vinegar44 ml
- Garlic4 clove
- Cumin4.9 ml
- Oregano4.9 ml
- Neutral oil30 ml
- Potato, boiled, to serve4 small
Scaling multiplies the written quantities. Baking still prefers a scale.
Steps
Step 1
Blend ají, vinegar, garlic, cumin, oregano and oil. Marinate the meat 2 hours.
15 minStep 2
Skewer and grill hot, 2–3 minutes a side. Heart wants to stay a little pink-chewy, not grey.
8 minStep 3
Boiled potato, more sauce if you reserved some (not the raw-meat marinade).
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Substitutions
Heart → Steak cubes
Say so. Still a skewer. Not the same chew.
Tips
- Clean heart well; a butcher who knows the cut is worth asking.
- Chicken anticuchos exist and are milder.
History & culture
Lima night carts, beer, and a boiled potato on the side. Heart is not a dare in Peru; it is the cut.
Andean grilling plus colonial offal. The street stick is the living form.
Traditional
Provenance: Editorial adaptation. Original editorial adaptation for I Want Some Food. Not copied from another recipe site. Official recipe photography is pending. Photograph: Ser Amantio di Nicolao via Wikimedia Commons (CC0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anticuchos%20on%20a%20skewer%2C%20Raices%20Peruvian%20Cuisine.jpg
Questions about this recipe
Answers taken from this dish's times, amounts, swaps and tips — not a chatbot.
How long does Anticuchos take?
2 hr 30 min all in — 20 min prep, 10 min cook, 2 hr rest. That is the time on this recipe, not a guess.
How many does it serve?
The recipe is written for 4 skewers. Scale the ingredient list on the page if you are cooking for a different number.
How hard is it?
Easy.
How spicy is it?
Medium heat.
Does it fit a diet?
The published recipe is labelled Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free.
What does it cost to cook?
Weeknight budget — about $8–16 USD, as a grocery budget for this recipe, not a restaurant price.
What equipment do I need?
Frying pan, Tongs.
How much salt do I put in?
This recipe does not list a salt amount. We will not invent one.
How much vinegar?
3 tbsp of Vinegar.
What can I use instead?
Heart → Steak cubes. Say so. Still a skewer. Not the same chew.
Any tips from this recipe?
Clean heart well; a butcher who knows the cut is worth asking. Chicken anticuchos exist and are milder.
Can I use an air fryer?
This method is not written for an air fryer. The core technique on the page still applies.
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