Corazón de Venado (Deer Heart) Marinade Recipe

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Anticuchos are a Peruvian staple, street food made from chunks of meat marinated and served on a stick. While this marinade recipe was developed for deer heart, it works just as well with tender bites cut from the eye of round or other rear quarter roast.

Serves: Approximately 1 cup
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 4 hours

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 Anaheim pepper, seeded and diced
• 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or 1 teaspoon ground cayenne)
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• ½ cup red wine vinegar
• ½ cup water

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