BBQAroma 425 Parramatta Rd Leichhardt, NSW 2040 Tel (02) 800 333 25 www.bbqaroma.com.au
ARROSTICINI An introduction to Lamb Skewers typical of traditional cuisine of Abruzzo, Italy Arrosticini (Abruzzese Lamb Skewers) is well known in central Italy near the Adriatic Sea, gaining popularity in the last 20 years. It originated from street vendors, but today you will find Arrosticini in many restaurants and taverns in the area. However outside of the Abruzzo region, this style of eating skewers is still relatively unknown. There are slight variations in thickness and meat used, but typically they are served using a 25cm bamboo skewer. Roasting these skewers can be best described using a channel or rectangular gutter shaped charcoal grill, where a large quantity of skewers are cooked and turned by hand. Eating Arrosticini is best enjoyed as a bunch, piping hot straight off the grill. Generous sprinkling of salt is added at the end of the cooking process and served together with some toasted home style bread scraped in garlic and drizzled in olive oil.
What makes it Arrosticini? 1. Arrosticini is made from cubed lamb with fat mixed in, occupying 10 to 11cm on the length of a 25cm bamboo skewer. 2. Food weight of one skewer is approximately between 25g to 30g each (depending on the cube thickness). 3. Meat thickness can be between 14mm and 16mm (as shown in diagram as “x�) on the bamboo skewer. 4. Best results come from using an Arrosticini Charcoal BBQ which allows the skewer to suspend the lamb directly over hot coals.
BBQAroma is Sydney's 1st Arrosticini street vendor grilling its own hand made skewers since 2007. It also is the importer of Italian made charcoal BBQs (including Arrosticini grills) and specialities in lamb skewer production and cooking equipment.