Papa a la Huancaina
Yachae means sweet potato and Bokum means stir-fry, so this is a sweet potato stir fry, with lots of extra vegetables thrown in! You can serve this with rice or noodles if you’d like.
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Guest: Micah Logan
Papa a la Huancaina (Vegan)
Ingredients:
- 4-5 Aji Amarillo peppers
- 2 Tbs. vegetable oil
- 4 soda crackers
- 1 small clove garlic
- 8 oz. tofu
- 4 boiled potatoes
- Salt
- Lettuce leaves
- Peruvian black olives
Directions:
Boil potatoes until done. Peel and slice. Blend Amarillo peppers, vegetable oil, garlic, crackers, tofu, and salt in a blender. Garnish with lettuce leaves and black olives.
Yields: 2 servings
Papa a la huancaína traditionally is a Peruvian appetizer of boiled yellow potatoes in a spicy, creamy cheese sauce called huancaína sauce and traditionally accompanied by black olives and hard boiled eggs
Papa a la Huancaina (Regular)
Ingredients:
- 4-5 Aji Amarillo peppers
- 2 Tbs. vegetable oil
- 4 soda crackers
- 1 small clove garlic
- 4 oz. queso fresco
- 4 oz. ricotta
- 4 boiled potatoes
- Salt
- Lettuce leaves
- Peruvian black olives
Directions:
Boil potatoes until done. Peel and slice. Blend Amarillo peppers, garlic, vegetable oil, crackers, queso fresco, ricotta, and salt in a blender. Garnish with lettuce leaves and black olives
Yields: 2 servings
Papa a la huancaína is a Peruvian appetizer of boiled yellow potatoes in a spicy, creamy cheese sauce called huancaína sauce and traditionally accompanied by black olives and hard boiled eggs.
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