I’ve already written a lot of times about the richness of the peruvian sea, so this is -as Pink Floyd sang- another brick in the wall. This time we’ll prepare a dish similar to the lomo saltado (sauté of beef tenderloin), but with squids. It will be enough for 4 people… if they’re well-mannered!
This recipe is from a region called Ayacucho, in the south of Peru. It was almost unkwown some weeks ago until Magaly Solier, the actress from La Teta Asustada (Golden Bear in Berlin Film Festival), talked about it: the film director, Claudia Llosa, met her when she was selling Puka to get money for traveling to Cuzco. Enough! follow the recipe and you’ll get spicy puka for 10 people.
The word olluquito is the diminutive of olluco. Maybe it’s called in this way because the ulluco is cut into julianne and it seems to be smaller. This andean root is very popular in Peru, where is eaten also with charqui, llama jerky. Preparing this recipe you’ll get olluquito con carne for 6 people.
The cod isn’t native from Peru, but from the cold north seas. Even so, it has been added to our cuisine, just like a lot of other non-peruvian ingredients, and the result is a group of delicious dishes, a mixture of different styles. This dish is served every Good Friday with yellow potatoes or chickpeas. This recipe is for 8 people.
If we mix the italian and peruvian cuisine, we can only get wonderful dishes. This is a great example: a simple dish of spaguetti with butter can turn in a delicious and exotic dish if a little of yellow chili/pepper sauce is added. Fast and tasty. Can we ask more? this recipe is for 8 people.
There is a lot of ways to prepare the meatballs: with tomatoes, with pasta, with mushrooms, baked, fried and ad infinitum. Today we’ll see the peruvian way, with yellow/chili pepper, parsley, bread, olives (although it’s better if I say “one of the peruvian ways”!). With this recipe, you’ll get enough meatballs for 6 people (or 3 if you’re very hungry 
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This is a traditional dish originated in the north of Peru (the city of Chiclayo is very popular due its cuisine, and the rice with duck is typical from there). It’s similar to the rice with chicken, but you’ll find an all new taste in this recipe. Follow it and you’ll get rice with duck for 4 people.
With this post, we inaugurate our YouTube channel! you can subscribe and make comments to the video or to the posts, as always. Gaston Acurio, one of the most important peruvian chefs, show us how to prepare an excellent Lomo Saltado (or sauté of beef tenderloin – remember the recipe? well, you’ll see some changes). It’s simple, with a little of humor and subtitled in english. Hope you like it!
We’ve seen before the caiguas in the caiguas rellenas (stuffed caiguas) recipe, and we’ve also seen the ajiaco de papas (potato ajiaco) recipe some weeks ago. This is another type of ajiaco, all equally delicious. The recipe is not complicated and you’ll be delighted with its taste. Here you’ll read how to make happy 6 people.
This is the second type of tallarines verdes (“green spaguettis”) in Peru (well, in fact there are a lot of versions in every peruvian region). Do you remember the spaguettis with basil sauce? they’re the first type. This time, we’ll use walnuts, pork, onions and, of course, spinach. This recipe is for 3-4 people. Enjoy!
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