Llajua

Name: Llajua
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bolivian
Ingredients: 3 ripe tomatoes; 1–2 locoto (rocoto) chillies, seeded; A small handful quirquiña (or coriander mixed with a little rocket); Salt; 1 tsp oil, optional

Llajwa/YAH-hwah/

Also known as: Llajwa, Bolivian Hot Sauce

About this dish

A fresh, fiery salsa of tomato and locoto chilli ground with quirquiña herb, served at almost every Bolivian meal.

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Ingredients

🍅3 ripe tomatoes

🌶️1–2 locoto (rocoto) chillies, seeded

🌿A small handful quirquiña (or coriander mixed with a little rocket)

🧂Salt

🫒1 tsp oil, optional

Method

Serves 4

Chop the tomatoes and locoto roughly.

Grind the locoto with a pinch of salt on a grinding stone or in a mortar until broken down.

Add the tomatoes and grind to a coarse sauce.

Add the quirquiña and grind briefly so it stays fresh and green.

Season with salt and serve straight away.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Llajua is traditionally ground on a batán, a large flat grinding stone, and accompanies everything from salteñas to soups.

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