The Christmas season has arrived and with it, dinners and gatherings with friends or family. Food has become a main point in December, there is no Christmas without a classic dinner, in many cases, this add the pork or turkey. Both proteins are They have become a traditional food of the time.
The tradition of eating turkey It originates with Thanksgiving Day in the United States. With the passage of time, Ecuador has adopted some American customs and therefore turkey was incorporated into Christmas dinner.
Not everyone is an expert in the kitchen, but there are other ways to fix Christmas dinner or gatherings. For these moments of troublethere are several places in Guayaquil that prepare an exquisite baked pork or turkey, with which the work in the kitchen is less demanding.
Sites like El Sabrosón (Bolivia and Los Ríos) have dedicated themselves to facilitating Christmas dinners for Guayaquil residents with foods such as turkey and pork. The place, which was founded 44 years ago by Gustavo Peralta, is now managed by his sons.
The small stand started with pork sandwiches, but in the late 1990s it added turkey to its menu. El Sabrosón offers whole baked pork and turkey, in a portion or in a sandwich. Now, his new restaurant Gustavo’s, specializing in pork dishes, offers ready-to-eat Christmas dinner dishes. Its price is $12 and includes dessert and drink. In addition, it has several options to assemble the dish to suit the customer.
“In the last 10 years the turkey has had a strong explosion, before we used to bake one or two turkeys around, now we do bake a larger quantity and when it is Thanksgiving and Christmas, what sells the most is turkey,” comments the administrator and cook Elías Peralta.
a labor of patience
The preparation process for pork legs consists of initially thawing them in a controlled environment, then proceeds to puncture the product. “We make openings in the product for two reasons, one so that the seasoning penetrates perfectly well because this product is going to remain seasoned for between 24 and 48 hours, and the second reason is so that it is a little faster when it is cooked in the oven,” explains Peralta.
The normal process, once the product is seasoned, passes its marination time, it is taken down from the cold rooms and then into the oven where it will be five hours. This process is handmade in wood ovens and requires that the product be turned over after two hours.
The dressing consists of cumin, garlic, salt. In addition, other particular products of the restaurant. Additionally, the juice that the meat releases while it is cooking is added. The Cook does not recommend incorporating spices such as rosemarysince these when entering the oven will burn excessively and its taste will not be pleasant.
More places to buy
In Guayaquil, other places also offer quick solutions for Christmas dinner. the sandwich (Colombia and Los Ríos) have Christmas menus for $8, these do not include dessert or drinks. In addition, throughout the year they offer stuffing, as well as baked pork and turkey, either whole or legs.
Butchery maranatha (Colinas de la Alborada, Mz 781) also has its baked turkeys and pigs available; They not only sell the raw material, but customers can buy their protein already ready to eat. The meat is sold in whole pieces or legs and they are from $25 to $100.
Secondly, The Tasty (Tulcán and Colombia), accepts reservations for turkey and baked pork until Thursday, December 22. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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