Peru
5 recipes from Peru
PeruMushroom cau cau
Potatoes and mushrooms in a turmeric and ají amarillo sauce, finished with fresh mint and served over white rice.
PeruTacu tacu
Day-old rice and canary beans mashed together and pan-fried into a browned oval with ají amarillo, served with salsa criolla.
PeruPapa a la huancaína
Warm yellow potatoes under a cold Peruvian sauce of ají amarillo, fresh cheese and evaporated milk.
PeruMushroom ceviche
Oyster mushrooms cured in lime, chilli and red onion, served Peruvian-style with warm sweet potato and sweet corn kernels.
PeruCausa limeña
A chilled terrine of yellow potato whipped with ají amarillo and lime, layered with avocado, olives and a creamy hearts of palm filling.