All Posts Tagged 'peruvian' (7)

Yields 6-8 servings

Ingredients:

3 pounds Idaho potatoes…

This Peruvian seafood recipe from Costazul Restaurant yields 1 serving

Ingredients:

6½ oz. sea…

By Liz Caskey, cookbook author, wine expert and author of Eat Wine

Arroz con Pollo was one of the first dishes my mom taught me to cook. I remember her cooking for me and my friends to celebrate the end of the school year back when I was going to business school in Lima. My friends loved it and I remember asking my mom to add beer to the dish (this was a tip given to me by Sebastiana, a dear friend of my grandmother. My dad was her daughter’s godfather). It gives the dish a different – and…

Ají de Gallina is a spicy stew made with hen and ají, and it is a source of some controversy in my family – I like to use ají mirasol, the way it is made in Lima, but my mother and my aunts insist the proper way is with ají panca, the…

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) are one of the most nutritious legumes because they are high in protein and fiber. They originated from the Middle East and were brought to the Americas by the Conquistadors.



I grew up eating chickpeas – they were a mainstay of our family diet and my mom always made delicious stews with them. Growing up, I always made sure she added green chard since I love the combination. My mom generally…

You must be thinking “minestrone soup”? In Peru? Yes, the soup shows some of the many influences of Italian cuisine in Peru, brought by Italians who migrated to Lima as far back as 1530s. The base color of the soup is green from the combination of spinach and basil. But there is so much more to it than just soup – it’s a meal in itself. Filled with meat, beans, legumes and vegetables, and served with…