Country ham sandwich

Name: Country ham sandwich (Butifarra)
Yield: Makes 15 rolls
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: salt, to taste; fresh red chillies, shredded; onion salsa; 15 French rolls; 1 medium onion, thickly sliced; 1 kg/2¼ lb rolled leg of pork; 15 ml/1 tbsp salt; 15 ml/1 tbsp fresh or dried oregano; 15 ml/1 tbsp fresh or dried oregano; 15 ml/1 tbsp ground cumin; 15 ml/1 tbsp annatto seeds; 3 garlic cloves

Butifarra

Preparation info

Makes
15
rolls

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Peru

By Flor Arcaya de Deliot

Published 2009

About

Of all the different hams in Peru, this is a national favourite. Bakeries and cafés sell slices of it, carved while still warm and stuffed into a warm, freshly baked French roll with some onion salsa. If annatto seeds are unavailable, make a similar flavour by mixing together 15ml/1 tsp of paprika with 2.5ml/½ tsp of turmeric.

Ingredients

3 garlic cloves
15 ml/1 tbsp annatto seeds
15

Americas
Peru
Sandwich

Method

Put the garlic, annatto, cumin, oregano and salt in a blender or food processor with 250ml/8fl oz/1 cup water and blend to a paste. Pour over the pork and leave to marinate for at least 2 hours, turning it at least once.
Fill a large pan with water, cover,

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