CAUSA RELLENA DE ATUN (CAUSA STUFFED WITH TUNA)

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Causa Rellena De Atun (Causa Stuffed With Tuna) image

My son came home from Peru describing this dish and we finally found it on a website with traditional Peruvian recipes. It's such a delicious meal! You can substitute the tuna with salmon or any other flavorful large flaked fish. It's a little work to make but well worth the effort and it's quite economical too!

Provided by sassafrasnanc

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 45m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

3 lbs yellow potatoes
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 tablespoon oil
salt & pepper
10 black olives
1 lb queso fresco or 1 lb farmer cheese, cubed
1 minced onion
4 lemons
3 hard-boiled eggs
1 (6 ounce) can tuna
1 cup mayonnaise
1 small onion
4 ounces fresh cheese, cubed
1 avocado, peeled and sliced
3 hard-boiled eggs
10 black olives

Steps:

  • Causa:.
  • Squeeze the lemons and marinate the onion in the lemon juice with salt, pepper and chili powder.
  • Boil the potatoes with their skins on. Peel once cooked and mash them with a fork.
  • Add the lemon juice and onion.
  • Add the oil gradually in order to keep the mixture smooth.
  • To serve causa without stuffing put the mixture into a mold and chill for 1 ½ hours.
  • To serve, unmold and garnish with olives, quartered hard boiled eggs and cubes of cheese.
  • Divide the causa mixture into three parts. Cover the bottom of a mold with one part.
  • Mix the tuna with mayonnaise and onion.
  • Then add a layer of half the tuna mixture. Add a layer of causa followed by a layer of the remaining tuna.
  • Add the sliced avocado.
  • Cover with the third layer of causa and garnish with hard boiled eggs, cheese cubes and olives.
  • Refrigerate for at least 1½ hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 908, Fat 50.4, SaturatedFat 12.2, Cholesterol 329.4, Sodium 1035.4, Carbohydrate 86.3, Fiber 14.9, Sugar 12.2, Protein 33.6

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