POTATOES IN SPICY CHEESE SAUCE - PAPA A LA HUANCAINA
This famous Peruvian dish Papa a la Huancaína was posted by Marian Blazes. I have posted it here for use in the ZWT-7 world tour of South/Central America. This is a dish of sliced potatoes covered in a spicy cheese sauce that is typically served cold, as a first course or as a lunch dish. It is delicious made with yellow or white potatoes. The sauce for the dish is called Salsa a la Huancaina and is made with aji amarillo peppers. The spiciness can be adjusted by using less or more yellow chile peppers. (your preference) If you would rather not have it spicy, you may use some tumeric powder instead for flavor.
Provided by Baby Kato
Categories Peruvian
Time 1h
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For the sauce - Remove seeds from yellow chile peppers and chop into 1 inch pieces.
- Sauté the onion, garlic, and chile peppers (or paste) in the oil until onion is softened, about 3-5 minutes. If using the tumeric option, add it now.
- Once onion is softened remove from heat and let cool.
- Place the onion-chile mixture in a food processor or blender, add the evaporated milk and blend.
- Next add the cheese and crackers and blend until smooth.
- The sauce should be fairly thick. If necessary thicken you can thicken the sauce with more saltines or thin the sauce with more .
- Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve at room temperature or chilled.
- For the potatoe dish - Heat a large pot of salted water to boiling and add the potatoes.
- Boil the potatoes until tender, drain and let cool.
- Slice the potatoes and place on top of the lettuce leaves.
- Then pour the huancaína sauce over the potatoes and garnish with slices of hard-boiled egg and black olive halves.
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Koda Handboy
handboy40@aol.comI would recommend garnishing this dish with chopped cilantro or parsley.
Zakariye ali zaki bin zaki
zzaki25@hotmail.comThis dish can be served as an appetizer or a main course.
Trish Waithera
t87@hotmail.comI would recommend making this dish ahead of time so that the flavors have time to meld.
Mohammed uzzal miah
m90@hotmail.comThis dish is a great option for a vegetarian meal.
Sudisha_ Go
go-s2@yahoo.comI would recommend using a good quality cheese for the sauce.
Qurban Bhatti
b-qurban@gmail.comThis dish is a great way to use up leftover potatoes.
New Gamer
n_g@gmail.comI would recommend serving this dish with a side of rice or quinoa.
Vince Lockaton
lv@yahoo.comThis dish was a bit time-consuming to make, but it was worth it. The flavor was amazing!
Samuo Kirin
k-samuo38@yahoo.comI followed the recipe exactly and the dish turned out perfectly. I would highly recommend this recipe to anyone who loves Peruvian food.
Kaysean Music
kaysean.m65@yahoo.comI had some trouble finding the aji amarillo paste, but I was able to find a substitute that worked well. The dish turned out great!
Amin Qadri
q10@hotmail.comThis dish was a bit too spicy for me, but the flavor was still great. I would recommend using less chili pepper if you don't like spicy food.
Ahad Maqsood
maqsood41@yahoo.comI made this dish for a potluck and it was a hit! Everyone loved the unique flavor of the cheese sauce. I will definitely be making this again.
Rafi Ahmed
a_r97@aol.comThis dish was easy to make and very flavorful. I loved the combination of the potatoes and the cheese sauce. I will definitely be making this again.
Chaudhary Dipesh
c-d@gmail.comI was a bit skeptical about this recipe at first, but I'm so glad I tried it! The potatoes and cheese sauce were a perfect combination. I will definitely be making this again.
Maureen nkomo
maureenn11@aol.comI made this for my family and they loved it! The cheese sauce was a hit with everyone. I will definitely be making this again.
Moaz Ashraf
ashraf.moaz@aol.comThis dish was absolutely delicious! The potatoes were perfectly cooked and the cheese sauce was rich and flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.