World Flavors Cookbook

Leitão da Bairrada

Name: Leitão da Bairrada
Cook time: 120 min
Cuisine: Portugal
Ingredients: Whole suckling pig; Pepper and garlic paste; Lard; Salt

Whole suckling pig roasted on a spit until the skin is paper-thin and shattering-crisp.

Cuisine: Portugal

Ingredients

1. Rub the inside of the pig with a spicy garlic-pepper paste. 2. Roast on a spit in a brick oven for 2 hours. 3. Baste with wine and fat to keep the skin crispy.