
Carapulcra
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
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Resting Time
5 hrs
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Total Time
2 hrs
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
814 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Peruvian

Carapulcra
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Carapulcra is a traditional Peruvian stew made with meat, dried or fresh potatoes, peanuts, panca pepper and other ingredients.
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Ingredients
- 10 oz. pork belly , cut into small pieces
- 10 oz. pork , cut into pieces (shank, loin, etc.)
- 14 oz. dried potatoes , papa seca
- 2 oz. roasted peanuts , ground
- 1 large onion , chopped
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 4 tablespoons ground panca pepper
- 1 tablespoon Peruvian yellow chili paste , aji amarillo
- 2 cloves
- 1 small cinnamon stick
- 1 oz. dark chocolate , grated
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 cup sweet red wine
- water
- salt
- pepper
Garnish
- 1 red onion , thinly sliced
- cilantro leaves
- Fresh panca pepper
Instructions
- Heat a dry skillet over medium heat and toast the dried potatoes for a few minutes, stirring several times.
- Then, cover them with water and let them soak for 5 hours, changing the water several times.
- In a Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium heat and add the pork belly and sauté for a few minutes.
- Add the pork and continue to sauté until the meat begins to brown.
- Remove the pork belly and meat from the pot and set aside.
- In the same pot, sauté the onion and a pinch of salt for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Then add the garlic and continue cooking for a few minutes.
- Add the panca pepper and the yellow pepper paste, mix and sauté for 3 minutes.
- Season with salt, pepper and add the cumin.
- Add the two reserved meats, the rehydrated potatoes previously drained, the cloves, and the cinnamon.
- Add the wine and 4 cups (1 liter) of water and bring to a boil over high heat.
- As soon as it resumes boiling, lower the heat and cook over low to medium heat for 1 hour or until the meat is very tender.
- Add the ground peanuts and chocolate and mix well.
- Serve the carapulcra with white rice and garnished with red onion, panca pepper and cilantro.
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