Chickens in the Yard
Since my father in law will be coming to live with us, something will have to be done with all the chickens. Fortunately, he’s got some great neighbors who’ve been willing to lend a hand with caring for the poultry while Fausto is sick. In fact, these same neighbors have let us know they’re eager [...]
Milanesa de Pollo
Milanesa de Pollo is a standard meat dish in coastal Peruvian restaurants. Basically, it’s a simple chicken fillet, made from boneless breast meat. Occasionally, you’ll find it listed on the recipe board as “suprema de pollo”. In Plaza Vea they sell both – Milanesa uses breast meat, Suprema uses thigh meat. From the name, it’s [...]
Pollo a la Brasa
When you talk about typical Peruvian foods, your mind naturally goes to foods like ceviche and anticuchos. Of course, not everyone likes to eat semi-raw fish or beef hearts, so these foods perhaps aren’t quite universally loved. But there is one food. A food that will cause everyone’s mouth to water. And relatively speaking, it’s [...]
Adobo de Pollo
Back in December, when I was doing the whole Reverb10 thing, I did a post about how I love to cook and how cooking for my family “completes me”. I added a picture to that post of a dish called adobo de pollo, thinking I’d soon put a recipe for it on here – and [...]
Aguadito de Pollo
As I mentioned the other day, and probably several times before over the last couple years (!), Peruvian lunches are usually big and often have two or more courses. Soup is a favorite first course, and it’s usually a lighter soup made using leftover bones or chicken parts, like the neck, giblets and feet. However, [...]
Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry
Image by Tri. via Flickr As you might guess, I don’t always cook Peruvian food. This is one of those times. Actually, the way I cook this now is a little different from the way I did when I was in the US. I use a bit of the recipe for tallarin saltado, but with [...]
Causa con Pollo
Image by MarcoIE via Flickr Now that we’ve learned a little about potatoes, let’s make something with them! Causa is one of my very favorite Peruvian dishes. It’s made by mashing yellow potatoes (papas amarillas) and then layering or filling them jelly roll style with … well, whatever you like. There is causa filled with [...]
Buying Chickens in Peru
Usually, I do my poultry shopping at the market. When purchasing at the market, I get to pick out a nice fresh chicken and the butcher cleans it and cuts it up there while I watch. He’ll cut it up however I want – quarters, eighths, even 10 pieces if I ask. Then, I just [...]
Tallarin Saltado
Image by Postlatino via Flickr I”m used to eating US style – take for example, meat loaf. When I cook meat loaf, one night I might make it with mashed potatoes and green beans. Another time, I might make it with baked potato and carrots – or mac n cheese and broccoli. It’s not usually [...]
Aji de Gallina – Chicken in Spicy Aji Sauce
Image by scaredy_kat via Flickr A few months ago, I talked about different ways I manage to make a chicken last for 3-4 meals. One of the meals I mentioned is a Peruvian dish called aji de gallina. One of the reasons I love this dish is because it is so stretchable. I like to [...]
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