Peruvian recipes
18 Peruvian recipes for a home kitchen, from 20 minutes. Have some of the ingredients already? Match them to what you have.
Dinner
25 min
Peruvian · dinner
Arroz chaufa (Peruvian-Chinese fried rice)
Chifa fried rice with chicken, egg, scallions, ginger and soy, tossed over smoking heat.
25 min
Peruvian · dinner
Tallarines verdes (Peruvian pesto)
Peruvian-Italian spaghetti in a creamy basil-spinach sauce made with queso fresco and evaporated milk, often with steak.
30 min
Peruvian · dinner
Vegan ceviche
A bright, citrusy plant-based ceviche with mushrooms and hearts of palm 'cooked' in lime juice with red onion, chili, tomato and cilantro.
30 min
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Tacu tacu (crispy rice and bean cake)
Afro-Peruvian leftover hero: rice and beans fried with ají amarillo into a crisp golden cake, topped with a fried egg.
35 min
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Creamy ají de gallina
Shredded poached chicken folded into a creamy sauce of ají amarillo, bread and evaporated milk, served over rice. A Peruvian comfort dish with gentle heat.
45 min
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Anticuchos (grilled skewers with ají panca)
Lima street-food skewers marinated in ají panca, cumin and vinegar and grilled over high heat—traditionally beef heart, or use sirloin.
60 min
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Arroz con pollo peruano (cilantro rice with chicken)
Peruvian chicken and rice turned green with a blended cilantro paste, cooked with beer, peas, carrots and peppers.
75 min
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Lomo saltado with salsa criolla
Peruvian-Chinese beef stir-fry with ají amarillo, tomato and soy, tossed with fries and served with garlicky rice and a sharp onion salad.
90 min
Peruvian · dinner
Pollo a la brasa with ají amarillo and green sauces
Peruvian-style roast chicken with a dry-spiced, air-dried skin roasted until crackling, served with a yellow ají amarillo sauce and a jalapeño-cilantro sauce.
120 min
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Rocoto relleno (stuffed peppers)
Arequipa's fiery rocoto peppers (or red bells) stuffed with spiced beef, olives and egg and baked under cheese and custard.
120 min
Peruvian · dinner
Seco de res (cilantro beef stew)
Northern Peruvian beef stew braised in a cilantro, ají amarillo and beer sauce, with beans and rice.
Lunch & snacks
20 min
Peruvian · lunch
Fluke ceviche
Very fresh fluke sliced thin in single clean strokes, cured briefly in lime with salt and a little chile, and served cold.
20 min
Peruvian · lunch
Nikkei tuna tiradito
Peruvian-Japanese raw tuna slices in a citrusy ají amarillo–soy dressing.
30 min
Peruvian · lunch
Papa a la huancaína
Boiled potatoes draped in a creamy, spicy ají amarillo and queso fresco sauce with egg and olives.
60 min
Peruvian · lunch
Causa limeña
Chilled layered terrine of ají amarillo–lime mashed potatoes with chicken or tuna salad and avocado.
Baking & sweets
Drinks
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