Ricettario d'Italia

In breve

The dish in short

  • Sheep meat, about a quarter of it fat, with lean and fat pieces alternated on thin wooden skewers.
  • Trimmed of the outer membrane, sinews and tendons: no hard bits.
  • Grilled quickly over embers, wood if you can, until cooked through.
  • Eaten hot, with the hands, with toasted bread dressed with olive oil and salt.

Il video, Villa Celiera, Voltigno plateau, Abruzzo

Arrosticini

The video: Abruzzese mutton skewers

Abruzzo's small pieces of sheep meat on thin wooden skewers, grilled over embers in a long trough called the ‘canala’. The video is an illustration; the recipe has the exact quantities, temperatures and times.

Serves
4
Hands-on
1 h 11 min
Cooking
33 min
Video
11 s

Passo dopo passo

The steps, in photos

The video shows the main moments; these are all 6 steps, as in the recipe.

Photos of steps 1, 2, 3
1Soak the skewers2Trim and cut the meat3Light the fire
Photos of steps 4, 5, 6
4Thread the skewers5Grill, turning often6Salt and serve at once

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