In the middle of the Quebrada (mountain stream) or in different landscapes of Jujuy province, the lamb’s paws are very tasty with the small potatoes and aromatic basil oil.
for 4 persons
| 8 units | LAMB PAWS |
| 3 spoonfuls | OLIVE OIL |
| 3 cloves | GARLIC |
| 1 unit | ONION (big-sized) |
| 2 units | LEEK |
| 1 unit | CARROT |
| 1 bunch | CELERY |
| 1 unit | TOMATOES |
| 1 lt. | RED WINE |
| 1 unit | HERB BOUQUET |
| 50 g. | BUTTER |
String beans and small potatoes boiled in charqui juice
| 400 g. | STRING BEANS |
| 400 g. | SMALL POTATOES (oca potato) |
| 300 g. | CHARQUI |
| 2 branches | CELERY |
| 3 cloves | GARLIC |
| 2 units | CARROTS (middle-sized) |
| 2 units | ONIONS (middle-sized) |
| 1 unit | LEEK |
Basil oil
| 200 cc. | SUNFLOWER OIL MAIZE |
| 2 brunches | BASIL (approximately 20 leaves) |
Put salt and pepper to the meat, brown it well in a pot with hot oil (keep apart). Chop the vegetables and brown them a few minutes in the same pot. Slide with the red wine scratching the bottom of the boil and let it reduce some minutes. Add the paws and the herbs. Cover with water. Boil during 60 minutes since water starts to boil. Let the meat cool down in the boiled broth. Take the paws to the refrigerator and place the broth in heat till half of it is reduced. Strain vegetables and leave the broth without impurities. Place the paws in a high baking tin with the already reduced broth and butter. Place in an oven at a middle heat and brush them with broth each 15 minutes, 4 to 5 times till meat turns varnished and brilliant.
String beans and small potatoes boiled in charqui juice
Boil the charqui in a pot with the vegetables. In that same juice boil string beans and small potatoes till they are tender. Remove and cut the passive boiling.
Basil oil
In a liquidizer place 250 cc. of sunflower oil and add the two brunches of basil. Liquidize till oil turns green.
In the Abrapampa zone in Jujuy, a lamb is bred, famous for its taste. The place is located at the foot of Huncar hill, at 3000 mts. above the sea, with few pasture, but with some herbs the animals eat, and those herbs give meat a particular taste.
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