Olluco Ajiaco Recipe
Ingredients to make Ajiaco de olluco:
- 2 cups of Ollucos
- ½ cup evaporated milk
- ½ cup of chopped fresh cheese
- 1 unit of Egg
- 2 units of potatoes
- 2 tablespoons minced Garlic
- 3 tablespoons of yellow pepper
- 1 unit of medium onion
- 2 tablespoons of oil
- 1 pinch of chopped parsley
- ¼ teaspoon of pepper
- 1 pinch of salt
How to make ajiaco de olluco:
- In a pot, heat the vegetable oil. When it is hot, brown the chopped onion in brunoise, the garlic, the ground yellow pepper and the pepper.
- Add the chopped olluco and the potato cut into small cubes to the previous sauce. Let it boil between 25-30 minutes.
- Once the olluco and the potato are cooked, pour the milk, the fresh cheese, the parsley, salt to taste and let it boil for 5 more minutes.
- To serve as a platter, serve the olluco ajiaco sprinkled with chopped parsley and/or boiled egg cut into segments. If you wish, accompany it with white rice and/or a fried egg instead of a boiled one. Sliced cooked potatoes are also suggested to give the dish more body.
