Peruvian Dinner Party Recipes

"Source: El Pollo Restaurant, NY - I used to go there all the time when I lived on the upper east side. It was on 1st ave. and 90th street and it had the BEST Peruvian rotisserie chicken and terrific fried plaintain. Mmmm. I miss this! Note: It's not the El Pollo Loco chain recipe."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, fresh ground black pepper...

"A shredded chicken and potato stew in a spicy, velvety chile pepper sauce prepared with cheese, garlic, and nuts with an extra zing from the orange juice and lime juice. Great for cold, winter days. The recipe originally came from a cookbook that I picked up at the library. I can't remember the name of the book, but from what I remember the chef traveled..."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, evaporated milk...

"Pisco is a clear brandy that is popular in both Peru and Chile. The white muscat grapes, from which pisco is distilled, were first grown in Peru by the Spaniards in the 16th century (at that time Peru & Chile were both part of Spain’s American empire.) When they became independent countries, both claimed the liquor as their own. Therefore the national..."

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Ingredients: Angostura bitters, egg whites...

"As I venture more into vegan eating, I'm starting to use more quinoa and love the uniqueness of it! Here is a pretty and delicious salad, I hope you enjoy it. Adapted from The Vegan Chef."

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Ingredients: roasted sunflower seeds, cucumbers...

"This is a really flavorful recipe from Cooking Light magazine. Grilling time is approximate."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, ground turmeric...

"One of the recipe testers for Foodnetwork called home to recreate this family food memory-from Peru to you! I got this from the Food Network Kitchens cookbook, a prize I won in the Iron Chef game! :)"

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Ingredients: ground cumin, fresh ground black pepper...

"This is a very popular meal where I come from (PERU) and it's quite a success with all ages. Easy to make and sweet to the palate."

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Ingredients: Coca-Cola, instant minced garlic...

"This beautiful salad is loaded with colourful vegetables and beans. It's an ideal dish to bring to a pot luck or buffet as it can sit for hours and it's flavour only improves. I love the addition of the avocado. It makes it unlike other bean salads I've tried. From Chatelaine and posted for ZWT 7"

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Ingredients: honey dijon mustard, grape tomatoes...

"This marinade produces some seriously tender and delicious chicken. In Peru this seasoning is traditional for making grilled beef heart (regular anticuchos). It's wonderful for steaks too. Serve anticuchos de pollo with rice and grilled corn on the cob. This dish is made with aji panca, a mild red chile pepper with a smoky flavor common in Peruvian..."

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Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, cumin...

"Delicious and simple. Tradition is to eat it with manjarblanco or also called dulce de leche in other countries."

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Ingredients: eggs, milk, sugar...

"I don't know what else to call this. We had something similar in a Peruvian restaurant in CA and I've been trying to find out it's name ever since. It was served with a flat bread but I think pita triangles would work out great too!"

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Ingredients: flat bread, garbanzo beans...