Soups
Menestrón (Peruvian Minestrone)
Its origin is Italian, from "minestrone". Through a process of cultural blending, Peruvian ingredients such as Andean corn…
Peruvian and Latin American cooking
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More than two hundred recipes from Peruvian cuisine: starters, main courses, soups, desserts and drinks, each with its ingredients and method.
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Main Courses
Ají de Gallina (Creamy Chili Chicken)
Ají de gallina is a dish native to Peru. It is an ají, a thick cream made with…
Main Courses
Corvina a la Chorrillana (Sea Bass with Onion and Tomato)
Ingredients (4 servings) 4 corvina (sea bass) fillets 2 onions, thickly sliced 2 tomatoes in wedges 1 ají…
Main Courses
Chirimpico (Lambayeque Goat Tripe Stew)
Ingredients (4 servings) 1/2 kilo of goat tripe 1 tsp of ground garlic 1 lime 2 tbsp of…
Main Courses
Chicharrón Colorado (Mantaro Valley Red Pork)
Ingredients for the chicharrón colorado: (4 servings) 1 kilo of pork leg 1 tbsp of ground garlic 4…
Sweets and Desserts
Sweet Humitas (Sweet Corn Tamales)
Ingredients (6 servings) 6 ears of corn 3 tbsp of margarine 1 cup of milk ½ cup of…
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Peruvian cooking changes from the coast to the Andes and the Amazon. Explore each recipe by where it comes from.
Ancash 9 Arequipa 39 Ayacucho 6 Cusco 24 Callao 3 Huánuco 3 Ica 24 Junín 3 La Libertad 9 Lambayeque 27 Lima 36 Moquegua 6 Piura 12 Puno 15 Amazon 18 Andes 3 Tumbes 6