Papa a La Huancaina (Huancayo-Style Potatoes)

Name: Papa a La Huancaina (Huancayo-Style Potatoes)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 12 Yukon Gold potatoes; 1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste; 1 onion, sliced; 6 chile peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded; 1 pound cream cheese, softened; 1 pound queso fresco (Mexican fresh cheese), crumbled; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1 clove garlic; 2 teaspoons salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1/3 cup evaporated milk; 4 hard-boiled eggs, halved lengthwise; 8 leaves lettuce; 8 black olives, pitted and halved

⏱️ Ready in 55 min 🥄 Prep 20 min 🔥 Cook 35 min 👥 8 servings 👁️ 30 views

This means Huancainan-style potato and comes from Huancayo, Peru. It's an easy-to-make dish of sliced potatoes with a special sauce.

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 20 min

Cook 35 min

Serves 8

Difficulty Hard

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 8

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 586

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 37.3g 48%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 927mg 40%

Total Carbohydrate 45.5g 17%

Dietary Fiber 4.2g 15%

Total Sugars 4.5g

Protein 19.9g 40%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

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 set aside to cool slightly.

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.

Cook onion until tender, about 10 minutes.

Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil.

Boil chile peppers until soft, about 5 minutes.

Run chiles under cold water to cool until cool enough to handle; remove and discard skins.

Blend onion, chile peppers, cheese, vegetable oil, garlic, salt, and pepper in a blender until smooth.

Stream evaporated milk into the blended mixture while continuing to blend until a creamy sauce is achieved.

Arrange 1 lettuce leaf onto each of 8 plates.