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Stewed chicken in yellow ají sauce
Uses chicken, ají amarillo, onions, rice and potatoes. One big pot for six, served with rice.
Nov 6, 2026 · 50 min readRead: Stewed chicken in yellow ají sauceQuinoa and vegetable soup for the table
Uses quinoa, potatoes, onions and huacatay. A big pot of soup on the wood stove, enough for six bowls.
Oct 30, 2026 · 45 min readRead: Quinoa and vegetable soup for the tableBoiled potatoes with cheese and ají sauce
Uses native potatoes, fresh cheese, ají amarillo and eggs. The potatoes boil while the sauce is made.
Oct 23, 2026 · 35 min readRead: Boiled potatoes with cheese and ají sauceCheese empanadas folded at the board
Uses fresh cheese, onions, eggs and ají amarillo. Folded by hand on a floured board and baked until golden.
Oct 16, 2026 · 60 min readRead: Cheese empanadas folded at the boardChuño soup with an egg
Uses chuño, potatoes, eggs, onions and huacatay. A thick soup for a cold evening, with an egg stirred in at the end.
Oct 9, 2026 · 45 min readRead: Chuño soup with an eggRice, fried eggs and sliced potatoes
Uses rice, eggs, potatoes and onions. The plain dinner the children ask for most.
Oct 2, 2026 · 30 min readRead: Rice, fried eggs and sliced potatoesBroad bean stew with potatoes
Uses dried broad beans, potatoes, onions and ají amarillo. The beans soak overnight, then simmer for an hour.
Sep 25, 2026 · 70 min readRead: Broad bean stew with potatoesAjí and huacatay sauce from the stone mortar
Uses ají amarillo, huacatay, onions and fresh cheese. Ground by hand in 10 minutes, and good on anything boiled.
Sep 18, 2026 · 15 min readRead: Ají and huacatay sauce from the stone mortarChoclo with fresh cheese and broad beans
Uses choclo, fresh cheese, dried broad beans and onions. A simple plate for the table, ready in 30 minutes.
Sep 11, 2026 · 30 min readRead: Choclo with fresh cheese and broad beansChicken and quinoa soup
Uses chicken, quinoa, potatoes and onions. 50 minutes, and the broth is better the next day.
Sep 4, 2026 · 50 min readRead: Chicken and quinoa soupPotato and cheese omelette for six
Uses potatoes, eggs, fresh cheese and onions. 30 minutes in one pan, good hot or cold.
Aug 28, 2026 · 30 min readRead: Potato and cheese omelette for sixPotatoes and ají in one pot
Uses potatoes, ají amarillo, onions and rice. 35 minutes, and my first dinner from the shelf.
Aug 21, 2026 · 35 min readRead: Potatoes and ají in one pot
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