Causa limeña (Lima-style causa)
We’ve already seen a little of causa in the causa rolls stuffed with crab recipe. The Lima-style causa is the causa’s basic recipe; from this, there is a lot of variations and the causa can be stuffed with tuna fish or chicken, for example.
Traditionally, this recipe is served with some fry fish (a white one). Visit us with this recipe for 4 people.
Ingredients:
- 1 kg (2.2 lb) of yellow potatoes
- Yellow chili/pepper, ground
- 1/4 cup of vegetable oil
- 2 limes juice (more or less, 1/4 cup)
- Lettuce leaves
- Corn kernels, cooked
- Fresh cheese pieces
- Hard-boiled eggs in slices
- 4 black olives without seeds
- Onion sauce
- Salt
- Pepper
Preparation:
Put the potatoes in a pot and pour water with salt until they got covered. Cook until they get ready; take out from the pot and, still hots, peel and press them. You’ll get a puree. Let it cool down and knead; season with salt, pepper, lime juice and vegetable oil, to one’s taste.
Take portions from the dough and cover with onion sauce. Decorate with a hard-boiled egg slice, a lettuce leaf, a olive, kernels and some pieces of fresh cheese.
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Causa Limena, Lima-style Causa.
