Jul 03

The rice, as you have seen in many of peruvian recipes, has a special place in a lot of our dishes (remember the chaufa rice, chicken aguadito, tacu tacu and others). And, having one of the best seafoods in the world, the mix was inevitable. This time, you can prepare rice with shrimps for your family or guests. Simple and stylish, for 10 people.

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Jul 01

No, this isn’t the same than the escabeche de pescado (pickled fish) – but it’s very good too!. It’s prepared with tuna or some white fish, olive oil, Mirasol chili/pepper, garlics, onions, white wine, vinegar… yes, ok, it requires a little of work, but… all good things (and good food) needs a little effort. If you like to cook, you’ll love it. If you only like to eat, you’ll adore it. This recipe is for 6 people.

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Jun 30

Chorrillos is a district in the south of Lima, a former resort about the middle of the 19th century. It’s popular for its beaches and seafood-based dishes, one of which is the Chorrillos-style fish. It contains (as well as fish), onions, garlics, tomatoes, yellow chili/pepper and cilantro. It’s simple and tasty! this recipe is for 6 people.

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Jun 25

Do you remember the creole cau cau recipe? if you have liked it, you’ll love the seafood cau cau. Its preparation is similar and the taste is delicious (and it’s healthier!). You can combine all the seafood that you want: king prawns, squids, octopuses, clams… if you want, the dish that you eat today can be totally different to the next one. This recipe is for 8 to 10 people.

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Jun 24

Ah, the king prawns… we’ve seen them before in some recipes (see the parihuela, king prawns with quinoa and orange syrup or king prawn in sugar cane skewers) but it seems there isn’t a limit to the number of recipes you can prepare with them. This is a great variation of the fish cebiche recipe, for 6 people.

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May 06

Do you remember the fish chilcano? well, this is a tasty and traditional variation. The crab chilcano is a delicious soup containing onions, celery, tomatoes, garlic and thyme. What are you waiting for? there isn’t a lot of things better than a hot soup when the weather is cold. This recipe is for 6 people.

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May 05

The squids have an important place in the seafood-based peruvian cuisine. You can prepare it in a lot of ways, each one of them delicious and healthy. Of course, it’s best if you prepare fresh ones. Today, we have a course with a different mayonnaise (you’ll love it!). This recipe is for 4 to 6 people.

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Apr 29

This is a fantastic seafood-based soup. It contains vegetables, fish, shrimps, king prawns, squids, clams… Just like the chilcano de pescado or the chupe de pescado, the parihuela is nutritional and reconstituent (some people says it’s a great help to… well, for men, you know). Come on, try it. This recipe is for 8 people.

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Apr 25

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The mix of traditional ingredients with modern ways to prepare food gives delicious results. That’s the case of this dish: ok, it doesn’t have a lot of years, the Incas didn’t cook it like this, but… do you care? the only important thing is its taste. The quinoa adds an important nutritional value and the orange gives a exotic flavour to the king prawns. Enough of blah, blah, blah… let’s do it, it’s easy and you’ll impress. This recipe is for 8-10 people.

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Apr 21

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The chicharr贸n is a dish consisting of deep fried meat. The most popular types of chicharr贸n are madre from pork, fish or seafood, and you can easily find the last two in any cebicher铆a, that is the place where the cebiche and tiradito is sold. Yes, we know it’s probably that you don’t have any cebicher铆a near to your home; that’s why you have here the recipe to prepare fish chicharron for 4 to 6 people. Come on, it’s easy!

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