About this dish
Boiled potatoes covered in a creamy, yellow huacatay herb and peanut sauce, an Arequipa specialty.
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Ingredients
🥔6 potatoes, boiled
🌿1/2 cup huacatay (black mint) leaves
🥜1/3 cup peanuts
🧀100g queso fresco
Method
Serves 31
Blend huacatay leaves, peanuts, queso fresco, and a little evaporated milk into a smooth sauce.2
Season the sauce with aji amarillo paste.3
Slice the boiled potatoes and arrange on a plate.4
Pour the sauce generously over the potatoes.5
Garnish with olives and boiled egg.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Ocopa is a traditional dish from Arequipa, distinguished from papa a la huancaina by its use of huacatay herb.
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