Papa a la Huancaína - Potatoes in Spicy Cheese Sauce

Papa a la Huancaína is dish of sliced potatoes covered in a spicy cheese sauce that is typically served cold, as a first course or luncheon dish. It's delicious made with yellow or white potatoes. If you prefer a spicier sauce, add an extra yellow chile pepper (aji amarillo).

Ingredients:

• 8 yellow or while potatoes
• Huancaína sauce (see "related recipes")
• Lettuce leaves
• 2 hard-boiled eggs
• 8 large black olives, halved

Preparation:

1. Heat a large pot of salted water to boiling and add the potatoes.
   
   
2. Boil potatoes until tender when pierced with a fork.
   
   
3. Drain water from potatoes and let cool.
   
   
4. Slice potatoes and arrange on top of the lettuce leaves.
   
   
5. Pour huancaína sauce over potatoes, and garnish with slices of hard-boiled egg and black olive halves.

Serves 4 to 6.

User Reviews