Peruvian Papa Huancaina - Willy's Style

Submitted by rainna

"Willy, a Peruvian friend gave me this recipe verbatim. The cheese sauce for this potato dish is one of the better ones that I have tasted. A Peruvian guest of mine practically drank up the whole sauce."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 10 boiled potatoes, halved
• 4 hard-boiled eggs, quartered
• 1⁄2 yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 yellow aji limo chiles or 1 yellow pepper
• 1 garlic clove
• 10 -12 cream crackers or 10 -12 saltine crackers
• 1⁄4 cup cooking oil (optional)
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup fresh milk
• 10 -15 pitted black olives
• 5 lettuce leaves

directions

1. Place boiled eggs, potatoes and onions on a serving dish.
2. Blend together in a blender the cream cheese, aji or yellow pepper, garlic, crackers, oil, milk, salt and pepper for 5 minutes until you get a thick mixture.
3. It should be just thick enough to cover the potatoes.
4. If the cheese sauce is watery, add half a boiled potato to thicken the sauce a little.
5. Remove from the blender and pour over the potatoes and eggs.
6. Top with black olives and lettuce for decoration.

Reviews

[Katya07]

It tastes just like the one they serve in Peruvian restaurants! Delicious. Although, I do add some turmeric for the color.

 

[Anadelia]

Goes well with fried tapioca too.