Guatemalan Kak'ik
Guatemalan turkey broth with tomato, miltomate, chiles, and herbs, served hot with the meat in the broth.
This Alta Verapaz version combines turkey with a recado made from tomatoes, miltomate, chiles, and spices. Serve it as a soup, with the red broth and pieces of turkey in each bowl; rice or tortillas can be served alongside.
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Method
- 01
Cook the turkey
Put the turkey in a pot with the water and salt. Add the xamat and spearmint, and cook for 45 minutes, until the turkey is partially cooked.
Ready to continue when: The turkey is partially cooked, and the broth has taken on the aroma of the herbs.
45 min - 02
Roast the recado ingredients
Roast the tomatoes, miltomate, pasa chile, red bell pepper, guaque chile, onions, and garlic on a griddle. Add the cloves, black peppercorns, and allspice to the recado.
Ready to continue when: The tomatoes, miltomate, chiles, onions, and garlic are roasted and lightly toasted, but not burnt.
- 03
Blend the recado and finish the broth
Blend the roasted ingredients and spices until smooth. Remove the herbs from the pot if desired, add the recado to the broth and turkey, and boil for 15 minutes, until the turkey is cooked and the broth is red.
Ready to continue when: The broth is red, and the turkey pieces are cooked and hot in the recado.
15 min
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