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Cochinillo Asado

Name: Cochinillo Asado
Total time: 3h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Spain
Ingredients: 1 suckling pig (about 4kg); Lard; Sea salt; Bay leaves; White wine; Water

Segovian roast suckling pig with shatter-crisp skin and silky meat.

3h 6 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 1 suckling pig (about 4kg)
• Lard
• Sea salt
• Bay leaves
• White wine
• Water

Method

Step 1 of 425%

Rub skin with lard and salt; place skin-down in clay dish.

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1
Rub skin with lard and salt; place skin-down in clay dish.
2
Add wine, water and bay; roast 160°C for 90 min.
3
Flip skin-up; roast 200°C for 45 min until glassy and crisp.
4
Traditionally carved with a plate edge.