About this dish
Rice and chicken seasoned with herbs, wrapped and steamed in bijao leaf, from the Peruvian Amazon.
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Ingredients
🍗500g chicken, cooked and shredded
🍚2 cups rice
🥚2 boiled eggs, halved
🍃Bijao leaves, for wrapping
Method
Serves 41
Cook rice with turmeric and herbs until tinted yellow.2
Mix the rice with shredded chicken and olives.3
Place a portion on a bijao leaf with a piece of boiled egg.4
Wrap tightly into a bundle and tie securely.5
Steam or boil the bundles for about an hour before serving.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Juane is a traditional dish of Peru's Amazon region, especially associated with the Feast of San Juan.
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