Beef/Lamb: Stuffed Cahiguas
Ingredients
- 6 small caiguas
Filling
- ¼ kilo of ground beef
- 1 teaspoon of pepper
- 1 medium tomato
- 1 medium onion
- 1 bread soaked in water
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley
- ½ tablespoon of aji-no-moto
- salt to taste
Seasoning
- 1 onion
- 1 tomato
- 1 tablespoon of ground garlic
- 1 teaspoon of pepper
- 1 tablespoon of paprika
- oil
- ½ cup of water
- salt to taste
Clean the caiguas by making a cut on the side and carefully removing the veins and seeds without breaking them.
Preparation of the Filling
In a bowl, place the raw meat, chopped onion, diced tomatoes, pepper, salt to taste, aji-no-moto, soaked and squeezed bread, raw eggs, and chopped parsley. Mix all the ingredients and stuff the caiguas, closing them with toothpicks.
Seasoning the Caiguas
In a pot with oil, fry the chopped garlic, onion, and tomato; add the pepper, paprika, and salt. Place the caiguas with the opening facing up and add a little water to simmer over low heat. Serve accompanied by white rice.