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Name: Ocopa arequipeño (Ocopa from Arequipa)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Latin American,Peruvian
Ingredients: 6 mirasol chillies or any other smallish hot red chillies, rehydrated if dried; 140 ml peanut oil; 1 medium onion, thickly sliced; Garlic to taste, finely chopped; 115 g shelled walnuts, ground; 140 g queso blanco, Caerphilly or Cheshire cheese, crumbled; 280 ml milk; Salt, to taste; 6 Lettuce leaves; 6 medium, warm, cooked potatoes, cut into halves, lengthwise; 6 Hard-boiled eggshard-boiled eggs, cut into halves, lengthwise; 12 black olives; 1 sweet red pepper cut into strips to garnish
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<!-- /seo -->Arequipa is Peru's second city and this recipe for [[Potatoes|potatoes]] with [[Cheese|cheese]], [[Walnuts|walnuts]] and [[Chillies|chillies]], originates from there.  I have made this several times and it is delicious.
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|TotalCalories = 4233
|PortionCalories = 705
|DatePublished=21st January 2013
|Author=JuliaBalbilla
|ImageComment = Ocopa arequipeño (Ocopa from Arequipa)
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 |Difficulty = 1
 |TotalTime = 30 minutes
 |PrepTime = 15 minutes
 |CookTime = 15 minutes
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''<span class="reviewTitle">A lovely mix of ingredients</span>''

<span style="line-height:180%"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="reviewScore">3.8</span>/5</span>

<span class="reviewDesc">And all with special potatoes</span>

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{{RecipeIngredients
| 6 mirasol [[Chillies|chillies]] or any other smallish hot [[Red chillies|red chillies]], rehydrated if [[Dried|dried]]
| 140 ml [[Peanut oil|peanut oil]]
| 1 medium [[Onion|onion]], thickly sliced
| [[Garlic]] to taste, finely chopped
| 115 g shelled [[Walnuts|walnuts]], [[Ground|ground]]
| 140 g [[Queso blanco|queso blanco]], [[Caerphilly]] or [[Cheshire cheese]], crumbled
| 280 ml [[Milk|milk]]
| [[Salt]], to taste
| 6 [[Lettuce]] leaves
| 6 medium, warm, cooked [[Potatoes|potatoes]], cut into halves, lengthwise
| 6 [[Hard-boiled eggs|hard-boiled eggs]], cut into halves, lengthwise
| 12 [[Black olives|black olives]]
| 1 [[Sweet red pepper|sweet red pepper]] cut into strips to garnish
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===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| Heat the [[Oil|oil]] in a small [[Frying pan|frying pan]] and sauté the [[Onion|onion]] and [[Garlic|garlic]] over a very low heat until the onion is golden.
| Pour the mixture into a [[Blender|blender]] with the [[Chillies|chillies]], [[Walnuts|walnuts]], [[Cheese|cheese]], [[Milk|milk]] and [[Salt|salt]] and process until smooth - if the [[Sauce|sauce]] is too thick add milk and [[Oil|oil]] in equal quantities to thin it down.
| Arrange a bed of [[Lettuce|lettuce]] leaves on a large, warmed platter and place the [[Potatoes|potatoes]], cut side down, on the lettuce.
| Cover the [[Potatoes|potatoes]] with the [[Sauce|sauce]] and garnish with the [[Eggs|eggs]], cut side up, the oilves and the [[Peppers|peppers]] strips.
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===Variations===
To make '''Ocopa de Camarones''', use the above recipe, but reduce the [[Walnuts|walnuts]] to 60 g and add 225 g cooked, chopped [[Shrimps|shrimps]] or [[Prawns|prawns]].  In addition, garnish the platter with 115 g medium, cooked, [[Peeled prawns|peeled prawns]].
===Chef's notes===
Personally, I find that the taste of mild [[Cheese|cheese]] gets lost with the other flavours.  As I like strong cheese for cooking, I usually make this with a mixture of grated mature [[Cheddar]] and [[Parmesan]].
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