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Huancayo is a town situated about 3,000 metres above sea level in the Peruvian Andes. It is the first Latin American meal I made and is great for vegetarians.
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|TotalCalories = 4900
|PortionCalories = 1225
|DatePublished=21st January 2013
|Author=JuliaBalbilla
|Servings = 4 as a light main meal, 8 as a first course
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 45 minutes
|PrepTime = 15 minutes
|CookTime = 30 minutes
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====Best recipe review====

''A lovely veggie dish''

5/5

Thanks Julia, your recipes are always great
[[User:Chef|Jerry]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 60ml [[Lemon juice|lemon juice]]
| Large pinch of [[Cayenne pepper|cayenne pepper]]
| Seasoning
| 1 medium [[Onion|onion]], thinly sliced
| 8 medium [[Potatoes|potatoes]]
| 340 g [[fresh cheese]] ([[cottage cheese]]) or [[Caerphilly cheese]], roughly chopped
| 4 or more [[Ají pepper|ají amarillo]] [[Chillies|chillies]], chopped
| ½ teaspoon [[Turmeric|turmeric]]
| 280 ml [[Double cream|double cream]]
| 140 ml [[Olive oil|olive oil]]
| 30g [[Lettuce]] leaves
| 200 g [[sweetcorn]], cooked
| [[Olives]]
| 4 [[Eggs, hard-boiled|eggs, hard-boiled]] and cut in half
| 1 garlic clove
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===[[Mise en place]]===
* Make a [[Marinade|marinade]] with the [[Lemon juice|lemon juice]], [[Cayenne pepper|cayenne pepper]] and seasoning and add the [[Onions|onions]] rings.
* Leave at room temperature for a few hours.
* If using [[Dried|dried]] ají amarillo [[Chillies|chillies]], allow to soak in hot, but not [[Boiling|boiling]] water for 20 minutes to allow them to rehydrate.
===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| [[Boil]] the [[Potatoes|potatoes]] in their skins until cooked.
| Peel and keep warm.
| Meanwhile blend the [[Cheese|cheese]], lemon,[[Turmeric|turmeric]] and the [[Cream|cream]] in a liquidiser or [[Food processor|food processor]] until smooth.
| In a pan, heat the [[Oil|oil]], add the onions, garlic and rehydrated chillies. Add this sauted ingredients to the previous sauce and blend until smooth. At the end add a little oil to make it brighter.
| Make a bed of [[Lettuce|lettuce]] leaves on a large plate.
| Place the [[Potatoes|potatoes]] on the top and pour the [[Sauce|sauce]] over them.
| Sprinkle with the [[Sweetcorn|sweetcorn]] and [[Olives|olives]] and arrange the [[Eggs|eggs]] on the top.
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===Chef's notes===
[[Ají pepper|Ají amarillo]] chillies are available from the [[South Devon chilli farm|South Devon Chilli Farm]]
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