Stuffed Capon Recipe
Stuffed Capon or stuffed boy is a delicious dish that combines tender and juicy cuts of beef with a tasty and varied filling of vegetables, meats and spices. This recipe is perfect for special occasions or to pamper your loved ones with a culinary feast. Learn here how to prepare stuffed capon quickly and easily.
Ingredients
- 1 capon or 3 pound boy
- ¼ pound bacon
- 1 bigheaded onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- red peppers
- Carrot
- 3 crumbled soda crackers or 3 tablespoons of bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 2 chicken broth cubes
- 1 teaspoon of nitro salt
- 1 cilantro sprig
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- Cumin to taste
- Canvas
- Needle and thread
Step by step preparation
- The first thing you should do is prepare the capon or boy, you must remove the membrane that covers it, being careful not to damage the meat, with a knife you will begin to remove it from the center towards the ends, you must try to maintain a 2cm edge and To avoid damaging the walls of the capon, you must pierce the meat from end to end in such a way that it looks like a tube. The meat you extracted should be reserved. (If you wish, you can tell the butcher shop to leave the capon ready to avoid doing this step).
- When the capon is ready, you will proceed to impregnate it inside and out with a mixture of nitro salt, common salt and pepper. And he reserves it.
- Then proceed to chop or grind the meat that was extracted in the first step, then mix it with the chopped bacon, onion, paprika and carrot previously finely chopped; You will also add the previously beaten egg, the soda cracker crumbs, 1 chicken broth cube, salt, pepper and cumin to taste. You must mix everything very well.
- Then he proceeds to fill the capon with the mixture that he prepared, wraps it with the canvas and proceeds to sew it both at the ends and along the length, so that it does not lose its shape during the cooking process. (You can also add other ingredients to the filling, such as: boiled eggs, beans, capers, olives, chopped chorizo, etc.)
- Then you must dissolve the remaining bouillon cube in 4 cups of water and bring it to the heat with cilantro and salt to taste. Then proceed to introduce the capon when the water is boiling, you should let it cook for about 3 hours, ensuring that the water level is maintained at all times. You can add herbs to taste to this broth if you wish.
- When 3 hours have passed, take out the capon and let it drain on a tray. He covers it with a plate and places weight on it to press the capon. Leave it like this for a whole day.
- And that's it, the next day you cut it and serve it, you can serve it hot or cold. You can also refrigerate it if you wish.
- If you want to bake the capon instead of boiling it, you should use aluminum foil to wrap it instead of canvas, then place it in a heatproof container into which you will pour the broth dissolved in four cups of water. Then leave it baking at 300° F for 2 and a half hours. After this time, remove the aluminum foil and continue baking for about 20 more minutes, until the capon is golden brown.
Interesting Facts
- Capón is one of the ways in which the cut of beef commonly known as boy is usually called, which is extracted from the bone of the beef.
- Stuffed capon is usually a very popular dish during walks in the Santanderes of Colombia.
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