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Potatoes in Spicy Cheese Sauce - Papa a La Huancaina

Name: Potatoes in Spicy Cheese Sauce - Papa a La Huancaina
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 1 (431 g)
Ingredients: salsa, a la Huancaina, Spicy Cheese Sauce; 4 tablespoons oil, vegetable; 1/2 cup onion, chopped; 3 -4 chili peppers (yellow aji amarillo frozen is fine or 1/2 cup jarred aji amarillo paste); 1/4 teaspoon turmeric (optional, if you don't want it spicy add tumeric instead); 2 garlic cloves, mashed; 2 cups cheese, white farmer's cheese (queso freso, may sub with feta); 4 crackers, saltine (or for slightly sweet flavor add animal crackers instead); 3/4 cup milk, evaporated; 1 pinch salt (to taste); 1/4 teaspoon pepper (to taste); 8 potatoes (yellow or white); lettuce leaf (for plating); 2 hard-boiled eggs; 8 large black olives, halved

COOK TIME : 30 minutesPREP TIME : 30 minutes

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Potatoes in Spicy Cheese Sauce - Papa a La Huancaina

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This famous Peruvian dish Papa a la HuancaÃna 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.

INGREDIENTS

salsa, a la Huancaina, Spicy Cheese Sauce
4 tablespoons oil, vegetable
1/2 cup onion, chopped
3 -4 chili peppers (yellow aji amarillo frozen is fine or 1/2 cup jarred aji amarillo paste)
1/4 teaspoon turmeric (optional, if you don't want it spicy add tumeric instead)
2 garlic cloves, mashed
2 cups cheese, white farmer's cheese (queso freso, may sub with feta)
4 crackers, saltine (or for slightly sweet flavor add animal crackers instead)
3/4 cup milk, evaporated
1 pinch salt (to taste)
1/4 teaspoon pepper (to taste)
8 potatoes (yellow or white)
lettuce leaf (for plating)
2 hard-boiled eggs
8 large black olives, halved