Posted in Main Courses, Spaguetti & Pasta on Sep 16th, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Beef, Main Courses on Sep 8th, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Chicken & other birds, Main Courses, Rice on Sep 4th, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Beef, Main Courses, Videos on Sep 1st, 2008
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). [...]
Posted in Main Courses, Vegetables & Legumes on Aug 28th, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Main Courses, Spaguetti & Pasta on Aug 18th, 2008
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!
Posted in Main Courses, Vegetables & Legumes on Aug 13th, 2008
Lima beans, butter beans… it has a lot of names, and it doens’t matter: the only important thing is it’s delicious (have you tried the Lima beans soup?). Did you think that there was an unique type of puree? ok, you’ll be pleasantly surprised with this new kind. You won’t need a lot of ingredients [...]
Posted in Beef, Main Courses, Spaguetti & Pasta on Aug 11th, 2008
The italian spaguettis are a main part of the peruvian cuisine. This recipes is a mix between the lomo saltado and the spaguettis, and the result is so good that it is one of the peruvian people’s favourite foods. You can find the tallarin saltado in a lot of peruvian restaurants, but while we wait [...]
Posted in Main Courses, Vegetables & Legumes on Aug 8th, 2008
As I said before, the peruvian cuisine is one of the best in the world. But it isn’t due to have all the ingredients and an unique way to prepare them: it’s because a lot of our own dishes are mixed with others; because we have a way to make them that it’s the result [...]
Posted in Main Courses, Spaguetti & Pasta on Jul 21st, 2008
This recipe is prepared with the same cream of the papas a la huancaina (Huancayo-style potatoes). If you tried it, you can imagine how delicious it will be in the spaguettis. And it’s simple: you won’t need to be all the morning in your kitchen. This recipe is for 4 people.
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