PAPAS A LA HUANCAíNA

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A spicy Peruvian specialty that can be served as a starter or "small dish". The sauce itself is very versatile can can also be used as a dip for items such as shrimp. The sauce should be used within one day for best results.

Provided by guysonlycookingclub

Categories Potato

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

10 medium potatoes (new or red a good choice or Yukon Gold potatoes)
1 lb Mexican blend cheese or 1 lb feta, work well
6 red sweet peppers (use small sweet red and orange Ajies peppers. When using whole ajies, first clean out the seeds)
1/4 small habanero pepper (clean out the seeds or be careful it is very hot)
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 garlic cloves
salt and pepper
lettuce
3 hardboiled egg
black olives

Steps:

Boil, peel and cut in slices potatoes (Yukon Gold potatoes).
In a blender, mix the cheese, peppers, milk, oil, garlic, salt and pepper. The sauce should be fairly thick; add more cheese and olive oil if not, or add milk is too thick.
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 quarters or halfs and place on top of the potatoes. Add black olives if desired.
This dish can be served slightly cold.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 563.5, Fat 24.4, SaturatedFat 5.1, Cholesterol 94.2, Sodium 98.2, Carbohydrate 74.2, Fiber 10.4, Sugar 8.1, Protein 14.1

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