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Papas a la Huancaina - Peruvian Potatoes with Cheese and Chili Recipe
 
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Papas a la Huancaina - Peruvian Potatoes with Cheese and Chili
Flavors of Peru
Total time: 1hr to 2hr
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: Under an hour
Difficulty: Easy
Chef's Note
In Peru, yellow-fleshed potatoes (papas) are used. Cooked in a spicy sauce, they are presented on a plate with the traditional shelled hardboiled egg rolled in a lettuce leaf. Sometimes a few olives are added.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 350 g (12 oz.) yellow-fleshed Potatoes
- 2 sour oranges
- 1 tsp. ground chili
- 4 hard-boiled eggs
- A few lettuce leaves
Method
  1. Make a sauce by combining the cheese, juice of the oranges and chili powder;
  2. peel the potatoes, place them into the sauce and simmer until cooked;
  3. serve as described in the introduction.

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Drawing by Poma de Ayala

 
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