MORE PERUVIAN RECIPES- Papa(Potato)

This is part 2 of an article on Peruvian Recipes. My husband is from Lima, Peru and Papas a la Huancaina ( Peruvian Potato Salad) & Papa Rellena( stuffed potato) are two of the delicious dishes that he cooks for me as well as teaches me to make. I hope you try them and enjoy!

Ingredients:

• ½ cup chopped red onion
• 1 minced clove of garlic
• 5 ajies Amarillos (yellow peppers)- we use Aji Amarillo Paste to taste
• 4 saltine crackers or more for thickness
• ½ pound of fresh white cheese( my husband likes Feta, but you can use cottage cheese or cream cheese- choose your favorite white cheese))
• 1 Cup evaporated milk
• Juice of ½ lime
• Vegetable oil
• 4 hard-boiled eggs
• Pinch of sugar
• ½ tablespoon of Tumeric
• 6 boiled potatoes
• 2 tsp chopped parsley
• 6 green or black olives per plate
• 6 lettuce leafs

Directions:

• Boil potatoes with skins on, then peel.
• Seed, de-vien, and chop aji Amarillo or use paste.
• In a blender put the aji Amarillo, onions, garlic, crackers, two hard-boiled eggs, fresh white cheese, tumeric, sugar, evaporated milk.
• Blend together, adding enough vegetable oil to give the mixture a smooth creamy consistency.
• Add the juice of lime and blend a few seconds more.
• Adjust seasoning to your taste, adding more salt if necessary.
• Refrigerate or serve at room temperature.

To Serve:

Place lettuce leaves on each plate. Slice the cooled potatoes on the plate and cover with the sauce. Garnish with olives, half a hardboiled egg and sprinkle with parsley.

Ingredients:

• 4 c Mashed Potatoes
• 1 c Flour
• 1 Egg
• 1 lb Hamburger
• 1 c Onion, finely chopped
• Garlic
• Salt & Pepper
• 3 boiled Eggs, chopped
• Black Olives
• Oil
• Optional: Raisins, chopped tomatoes or anything you might like

Directions:

• Mix together potato, flour, and egg. Be sure it's cool.
• Mix hamburger with onion, garlic, salt, pepper, egg, and olive.
• The hamburger and onions should be fried with the spices before you add the other ingredients.
• Heat 4" of oil in frying pan.
• Flour the palm of your hand and put in it a heaping Tbsp. of the potato mixture.
• With a spoon, scoop out a hole in the center.
• Place a Tbsp. of meat mixture in the center, and with well-floured hands, fold top of potato over to completely close it up.
• Gently roll it in your floured hands and lower in the very hot oil.
• Fry until golden brown.