Arroz con pollo (rice with chicken)
Posted in Chicken & other birds, Main Courses, Rice on Dec 27th, 2007
Delicious and traditional dish with rice, chicken, peas and corn, originary of the central coast in Peru. For 8 people:
Monthly Archive for December, 2007
Papas a la huancaÃna (Huancayo-style potatoes)
Posted in Entrees & Sandwichs, Potatoes on Dec 27th, 2007
Papas a la huancaÃna a dish consisting of sliced boiled potatoes, served on a bed of lettuce with a slightly spicy cheese sauce with olives. For 6 people:
Chupe de camarones (shrimp cioppino)
Posted in Fish & Seafood, Soups on Dec 26th, 2007
The chupe de camarones (shrimp cioppino) is one of the most popular dishes of Peruvian coastal cuisine. It is made from a thick freshwater shrimp (crayfish) stock soup, potatoes, and milk. Regarded as typical from Arequipa (a beautiful southern andean city in Peru), Chupe de Camarones is regularly found in Peruvian restaurants specialized in Arequipan [...]
Cazuela is the name of a South American Spanish-originated soup. It’s a mid-thick rich flavoured stock obtained from cooking several kinds of meats and vegetables mixed together. This recipe is for 8 people.
Lomo saltado (sauté of beef tenderloin)
Posted in Beef, Main Courses on Dec 17th, 2007
The Lomo Saltado is a dish of marinated steak, vegetables and fried potatoes, usually served over white rice. It is one of the most popular recipes in Peru and is often found on the menu at many smaller restaurants at a very reasonable price. This recipe is for 8 people.
What is ajà panca?
Posted in Special ingredients on Dec 13th, 2007
It’s a big purple pepper, dried in its own plant. It can be used entire or grind. It’s know also as “ajà especial” (special pepper).
Aji de Gallina (Chili Chicken)
Posted in Chicken & other birds, Main Courses on Dec 12th, 2007
The Aji de Gallina or Chili Chicken is a dish with thin strips of chicken served with a creamy yellow and spicy sauce, made basically with aji amarillo (yellow peppers), cheese, milk, bread, and walnuts. Traditionally from non-laying hens, but today almost exclusively made from more tender chickens. This recipe is for 10 people.
What is aji amarillo or yellow pepper?
Posted in Special ingredients on Dec 11th, 2007
The ajà pepper, also known as Peruvian hot pepper, is a unique species of chili pepper, Capsicum baccatum, containing several different breeds. The most common are simply differentiated by color, like “yellow Peruvian hot pepper” or ajà amarillo. These peppers have a distinctive, fruity flavor, and are commonly ground into colorful powders for use in [...]
Pisco Sour “Acholado”
Posted in Liquors & Drinks on Dec 10th, 2007
The pisco is peruvian! (and delicious!). It’s one of our most popular national drinks.
What is Pisco?
Posted in Liquors & Drinks, Special ingredients on Dec 10th, 2007
The Spaniards brought a grape liquor that with the time was elaborated in Peru.
It was named “pisco”, name that has three origins: means a Quechua word that translated to English means “bird”. The mud container was called “botija”, where pisco was deposited. Pisco, city and name of a town that belongs to the Ica valley, [...]
