Papas A La Huancaina Poutine Style Recipes

PAPAS A LA HUANCAINA, POUTINE STYLE

Steps:

• 1. Combine the cream cheese, evaporated milk and aji past in a blender until smooth and set aside, this is the huancaina sauce. Huancaina is a spicy creamy sauce in everyday cuisine in parts of Peru, most times salt and crackers are added to the sauce but to use on poutine I prefer it this way.
• 2. Divide the french fries into 2 - 8 ounce cast iron skillets for individual or shared servings, top with the cheese curds and place into an oven at 350 for 5 minutes to melt the cheese.
• 3. Remove from the oven and immediately ladle 3/4 cup of the huancaina sauce (this is at room temperature - do not heat) on each batch of potatoes top with a poached egg and garnish with cherry tomatoes and scallions.

POTATOES WITH CHEESE SAUCE (PAPAS A LA HUANCAíNA)

Steps:

• Cover potatoes with water in a medium pot and season well with salt, then briskly simmer, covered, until just cooked through, about 20 minutes. Drain and cool, then peel.
• Meanwhile, mince and mash garlic to a paste with a pinch of salt, then blend with remaining ingredients in a blender until very smooth and thicker than heavy cream (if necessary, thin with milk). Season with salt.
• Cut potatoes crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• Spoon some sauce onto 8 small plates, then top with sliced potatoes. Serve remaining sauce on the side.
• What to drink:
• Concha y Toro Terrunyo Casablanca Valley Sauvignon Blanc '07

PAPAS A LA HUANCAINA

Steps:

• In a blender, combine cottage cheese, egg yolks, salt and pepper and Aji or Tabasco. With motor running, add oil in a slow stream, blending until incorporated. Add lemon juice, milk and scallions and blend until combined. (For a thicker sauce, add more cottage cheese, for a thinner sauce, add more milk.)
• Line plates with lettuce leaves. Toss potatoes with sauce to coat evenly and arrange on lettuce leaves. Top with egg slices and place black olives around the edges of the plates.

PERUVIAN POTATOES WITH SPICY CREAM SAUCE (PAPAS A LA HUANCAINA)

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook for 30 minutes or until a paring knife slides into the potatoes without any resistance. Drain the potatoes and let them cool slightly. Slice the potatoes into 1/2-inch rounds and set aside.
• Combine the cheese, evaporated milk, oil, chile, garlic, and the lime juice in a blender and puree until smooth. The sauce should be creamy and pourable. If the sauce is too thick, add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the sauce is thinned out.
• Arrange the lettuce leaves on a platter and top with the sliced potatoes. Pour the sauce over the potatoes. Garnish with slices of hard boiled egg and olives. Garnish with chopped parsley. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

PAPA A LA HUANCAINA (POTATOES HUANCAYO-STYLE)

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and cool. Peel potatoes and cut in half lengthwise.
• Combine queso fresco, evaporated milk, jalapeno pepper, and turmeric in a food processor and puree until smooth. Keep the processor running and add crackers, 1 at a time, to thicken the sauce. Drizzle in oil while processing. Adjust consistency of sauce by either adding more crackers (if the sauce is too thin) or thinning it out with milk, if sauce is too thick. Season with salt and pepper.
• Line a serving platter with lettuce leaves and distribute potatoes on top. Spoon cheese sauce over the potatoes and garnish with quartered eggs and tomato wedges. Sprinkle olives over potatoes and serve cold or at room temperature.

PAPAS A LA HUANCAíNA

Steps:

• Cover potatoes with salted water in a pot. Bring to boil. Cook until just tender, about 10 minutes, depending on size. Drain and keep potatoes covered in pot.
• Meanwhile, cut off stems of each chili. Slit open and remove and discard inner veins and seeds. Finely chop chilies.
• Lightly sauté bell peppers, onions and chilies in pan with oil over medium heat until very soft. Season with salt and turmeric. If vegetables start to brown, add a bit of water or cover pan. Cook until liquid has evaporated.
• Place vegetables in food processor, add 1/4 cup water and purée.
• Return to pan and cook over medium heat until liquid begins to evaporate and purée becomes a thick paste.
• Remove from heat. Stir in cheese and sour cream. Cook, stirring, over low heat until cheese, sour cream and pepper purée melt together.
• Taste for seasoning. Place potatoes (sliced if large) on platter. Spoon on sauce and serve with wedges of lime.