Peruvian Recipes

Peru ranks amongst the world`s great centers of civilization. Peru is located in the west central part of South America and is a country of geographical and cultural contrast. It has many typical recipes like ceviche de pescado, lomo salteado, papas a la huancaina, arroz con pollo, leche asada, arroz tapado and pisco sour. Papas a la huancaina is my favorite one and I would like to share the recipe with you, if you want to try it and it only takes 20 minutes to prepare the ingredients and 1 hour in general.

Papas a La Huancaina

Ingredients

-10 medium potatoes (new or red a good choice)
-1 pound of cheese (romano, Mexican or feta work well)
-2 small jalapeno peppers
-1 cup evaporated milk
-½ cup vegetable oil
-2 cloves garlic
-8 saltine crackers
-1 tablespoon prepared mustard
-salt and pepper
-lettuce
-3 hard cooked eggs
black olives

Instructions

1. Cook and peel potatoes and allow to cool
2. In a blender, mix the cheese, peppers, milk, oil, garlic, crackers, mustard, salt and pepper. The sauce should be fairly thick; add more crackers if not, or add milk is too thick
3. Lay a bed of lettuce in a serving dish and place the potatoes on top. Cover with the sauce. Cut the hard boiled eggs in half and place on top of the potatoes. Add black olives if desired
4. This dish can be served slightly cold