Capsicum paste

small red onion • garlic • tomato • red bell pepper • very small piece of ginger • Salt and pepper to taste • sprigs of parsley • tuna (in water or oil) • ají panca paste

chicken • red onion, cut into 8 pieces • green peas (about 150 grams) • carrots, diced (about 130 grams) • yellow chili pepper (ají amarillo), seeded and quartered • corn kernels (about 150 grams) • bell pepper, diced (about 150 grams) • chopped spinach (about 120 grams) • chopped cilantro (about 30 grams) • salt, to taste • pepper, to taste • cumin, to taste •

tuna chunks in oil • large onions, diced • tomato • bell pepper • olive oil (about 100 ml) • vegetable oil (about 50 ml) • large potatoes, cut into cubes • chopped parsley • Paprika or roasted chili powder (such as Sibarita), salt, pepper • ají panca paste • white wine vinegar • light brown sugar •

beef short ribs (about 600 grams) • onion, finely diced • tomato, diced small • bell pepper, diced • garlic • bay leaf • Salt and seasoning to taste • beef broth (2 liters) • green peas (about 150 grams) • yellow chili pepper paste (ají amarillo)

(With these amounts, I made 8 regular-sized stuffed potato patties) • large Canchan potatoes (or another starchy potato variety) • small pieces of yellow yuca (cassava) • Salt and pepper • -- For the filling: • lean ground beef (about 225 grams) (you can use any meat you like, and it doesn’t have to be ground) • onion, rinsed and finely diced • red bell pepper, rinsed and finely diced • small garlic cloves, well mashed • ají panca paste • ají amarillo paste • hard-boiled eggs •

pork belly, with or without skin, as you prefer • white rice (about 750 grams), any brand you like • red or white onion, finely diced • garlic paste • ají amarillo paste (yellow chili pepper paste) • ají panca paste (red chili pepper paste) • turmeric or ground annatto • carrot, diced • green peas (about 150 grams), or to taste • Peruvian corn (choclo), kernels removed • cilantro leaves, finely chopped • bell pepper, divided (half diced, half cut into strips) •

pork belly (about 1.5 kg) • medium onion • garlic, minced or crushed • yellow chili pepper paste (ají amarillo) • panca chili pepper paste (ají panca) • annatto (achiote) • grated loche squash (about 60 grams; substitute with butternut squash if unavailable) • chicha de jora (Peruvian corn beer, optional) • finely chopped cilantro (about 15 grams) • dark beer • Salt, to taste • black pepper •

raw mixed seafood (such as clams, squid, shrimp, octopus) (about 600 grams) • cooked rice • onion, finely chopped • minced garlic • tomatoes, peeled and chopped • tomato paste • paprika • dried oregano • white wine • fish stock • red bell pepper, chopped • chopped cilantro •

cooked green peas (or as much as you like) • Boil the peas with 2 or 3 bay leaves (nothing else) • small onion, diced • garlic cloves, well mashed or made into a paste • small tomato, washed and diced • bell pepper, diced • chicken-flavored seasoning (any brand) • Oregano, black pepper, and cumin to taste • ground turmeric • Beef broth, chicken broth, or the water used to cook the peas • For the chicken breasts: • chicken breast fillets, cut into thin strips •

young duck • chopped cilantro (about 30 grams) • precooked green peas (about 140 grams) • red onion, diced (about 150 grams) • bell peppers, sliced into strips • rice (about 1.5 kilograms) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • chicha de jora (about 240 ml) • dark beer (about 480 ml) • ground cumin • minced garlic •

rice (about 750 grams) • water (about 950 ml), or as needed depending on the type of rice you use • pork (about 750 grams) • onion, chopped • garlic, chopped • Pepper, cumin, and salt to taste • Yellow chili pepper (ají amarillo), as needed, plus 1 tablespoon ají panca paste • turmeric, ground annatto, or saffron • chicha de jora (Peruvian corn beer) or beer (about 120 ml) • red bell pepper, sliced into strips • green peas (about 75 grams) • carrot, diced (about 65 grams) •