Partridges a la Borrachita (Perdices a la Borrachita)
Origin: Buenos Aires
Source: Elena Sagasta, 1890
Ingredients
- partridges
- onions
- 2 tomatoes
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- salt
- pepper
- 0.5 glass aguardiente (cane/grape spirit)
- fresh tocino (unsmoked pork belly), sliced
Instructions
- In an enameled earthenware or iron casserole, combine quartered onions, two seeded tomatoes, two tablespoons oil, two tablespoons red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, and half a glass of aguardiente.
- Arrange the partridges on top, sandwiched between slices of fresh tocino below and above.
- Cover tightly so no steam escapes; do not stir, but shake frequently to keep it from burning at the bottom.