Patitas Con Maní

Patitas con maní translates into Pork legs with peanuts, I assume that by legs is meant “trotters” or pig’s feet, however, I am sure, that for the squeamish, any pork joint could be substituted. Taken from peru-recipes.com and posted for ZWT7 Servings and times are approximate

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 3  pork, legs
• 2  tablespoons butter or 2  tablespoons  oil
• 1  onion, chopped
• 1  teaspoon  of crushed garlic
• 1⁄4 cup  of mirasol  chili or 1⁄4 cup pepper, in paste
• 1  tablespoon vinegar
• 100  g  of roasted and ground peanuts
• 1⁄2 cup broth, where the legs were cooked
• 3  potatoes, cooked and diced
•  salt
•  pepper

Directions

1. Clean and peel the legs and put them in boiling salted water.
2. Once cooked approximately 20 mins drain and dice.
3. Heat butter or oil in a pan and fry the onion with the garlic and chili. Season.
4. When the dressing is cooked, add the legs, peanuts, vinegar and broth.
5. Let boil 5 minutes.
6. Add the potatoes and mix thoroughly.