en brochette

Brochettes made of wood in a pincho americano from Venezuela.

Brochettes made of metal.

Brochettes as dessert.

"Pinchos Morunos" ready to eat.

In cooking, en brochette refers to food cooked, and sometimes served, on brochettes, or skewers. The French term generally applies to French cuisine, while other terms like shish kebab, satay, or souvlaki describe the same technique in other cuisines. Food served en brochette is generally grilled.

The skewer itself, the brochette can also be used to dip pieces of food in a fondue. In those cases it normally takes a slightly different form and is sold as a brochette de fondue or as a set along with the fondue pot.

Typically, meats and vegetables are put on a brochette, but small pieces of bread can also be skewered along with the other ingredients as well.

In Louisiana barbecue, brochette is sometimes cooked at the barbecue in addition to ribs, sausage, steak, and chicken. This is due to the influence of Cajun cuisine, which is in turn influenced by French cuisine.

Latin American and Spanish barbecued pinchos

Mixed grill, barbecued meat and vegetables on sticks, are known as pinchos or pinchos americanos in Central & South America. These barbecued pinchos may include pieces of Beef, Pork, Chicken, Shark, Mexican Chorizo, Kidney, Liver, Sausage, among others.

In Puerto Rico, a barbecued type of pincho is served by street vendors. Unlike the Basque pincho, usually only one or two slices of bread are in the pincho, while the rest is barbecued chicken, pork, shark, or other meat. The meats and the bread are skewered on a wooden stick, rather than served on a plate; the stick is grabbed from the bottom and the contents are eaten.

In Spain, barbecued meat pinchos previously marinated in a spicy garlic and red pepper mixture are known as Pinchos morunos (Moorish skewers). They are identical to Middle Eastern Kebabs.^[1] When they are small they are also known as pinchitos.

See also

• Mixed grill
• Pinchitos

External links

Brochettes on the Grill from Cooking.com.

References

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