Carapulcra
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
1 hr
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Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
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Total Time
2 hrs 10 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Peruvian
Carapulcra
Description
Carapulcra showcases a blend of dried potatoes and pork cooked together to create a thick, flavorful stew. The dried potatoes are first browned and soaked to rehydrate, giving them a unique texture that holds up well in the stew. Pork pieces are seared and seasoned with garlic and salt, adding savory notes. The stew base develops from sautéed onion and aji panca, a Peruvian chili paste, which imparts a distinctive earthy and mildly spicy flavor. Ground peanuts are incorporated to thicken the sauce and add subtle nuttiness.
The stew is simmered until all components meld and the potatoes are tender. It’s traditionally served alongside boiled yucca, which adds a soft, mild starch to balance the robust stew. The combination of ingredients and method yields a dish with tender chunks of pork, thickened sauce, and a satisfying texture from the rehydrated potatoes.
Cooking Carapulcra involves careful rehydration of the dried potatoes and gradual incorporation of liquids to adjust thickness. The use of aji panca and peanut flour creates a complex flavor profile that is both hearty and comforting.
Ingredients
- 1/2 kg potato dehydrated
- 1/2 kg pork cut into pieces, meat
- 1 onion diced, large
- 3 tablespoons aji panca
- 1/2 tablespoon garlic ground
- chicken broth
- 150 g peanut ground
- yucca boiled
- neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- salt to taste
Instructions
- In a hot pan, brown the dried potatoes and pour them into a bowl of water to hydrate them.
- Once hydrated (you’ll be able to tell, since they’ll be swollen), rinse them well and let them drain.
- Now, in a pot, fry the pieces of meat in very hot oil and season it with the garlic and salt. Then put it aside.
- In the same pot, fry the onion very well, then add the ají panca, and the garlic, and let it all brown. Then stir to integrate the ingredients well.
- Finally, put in the dried potatoes and add the broth as it thickens until everything is cooked, then mix it with the meat that you put aside and let it boil.
- Serve the stew with the boiled Yucca.
Notes
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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