Papas a la Huancaina

Name: Papas a la Huancaina
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 37 min
Total time: 1 h 7 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 8 Yukon Gold potatoes; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 4 yellow chile peppers; 2 garlic cloves; 14 ounces queso blanco (fresh white cheese); ½ cup vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream, or more as needed; 4 leaves lettuce, or more to taste; 2 hard-boiled eggs, halved; 6 large black olives, halved

2 Ratings
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Potatoes in a spicy cheese sauce. A classic Peruvian recipe.

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Recipe Summary

prep:

15 mins

cook:

37 mins

additional:

15 mins

total:

1 hr 7 mins

Servings:

Yield:

8 servings

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes; cook until tender when pierced with a fork, 30 to 45 minutes. Drain and let cool, about 15 minutes.

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Step 2
Heat olive oil in a small saucepan. Add yellow chile peppers and garlic cloves; cook and stir until lightly golden, about 2 minutes.
Step 3
Transfer chile peppers and garlic cloves to a blender. Add queso blanco and vegetable oil; blend until smooth. Thin with heavy cream until a creamy consistency is reached.
Step 4
Arrange lettuce leaves on a large platter. Cut potatoes in half and place on top. Pour sauce over potatoes. Garnish with hard-boiled eggs and black olives.

Cook's Note:

Habanero or serrano chile peppers can be substituted for the yellow chile peppers.

Substitute feta cheese for the queso blanco if desired.

Substitute milk for the heavy whipping cream if desired.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

408 calories; protein 12.4g; carbohydrates 42.8g; fat 21.6g; cholesterol 74mg; sodium 124.9mg. Full Nutrition

Soup Loving Nicole

Allstar

01/22/2017

Made as written except the organic local grown "Yukon gold's" I purchased from my store ended up being white potatoes. I was not able to find yellow chile but used serrano as the recipe submitter mentioned in the footnotes. This was unique but good and is one I will make again.

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Soup Loving Nicole

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01/22/2017

Mary Zink

03/27/2019

It is difficult to find the proper chiles in the USA. I used Anaheims, which were not spicy enough. I am thinking a blend which results in a hot sauce - unfortunately it will not be yellow. Honestly, I picked this so my family would have a vegetarian dinner, but I did not expect it to be special. It was pretty on the plate. It really was amazing. The kids (ages 10 - 20) ate it so quickly! Makes decent leftovers, too.

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