Oregano garlic

pumpkin (about 500 grams) • potatoes (about 250 grams) • corn • medium onion, finely chopped • garlic clove, minced or crushed • green peas (about 100 grams) • Oregano or huacatay (Peruvian black mint), to taste • Salt and pepper, to taste • Vegetable oil, • chicken bouillon cube • water (about 240 ml) • evaporated milk •

white quinoa (about 250 grams) • boneless chicken thighs • onion, diced • carrot, diced • minced garlic • Salt, black pepper, cumin, turmeric, and oregano to taste

cooked lentils • small onion, peeled, washed, and diced small • garlic, well crushed • large potato or 2 medium potatoes, peeled, washed, and diced small • little chicken, vegetable, or beef broth, or the cooking liquid from the lentils, just enough • To taste: black pepper, salt, dried oregano, ground turmeric, MSG, and seasoning mix • paprika • red bell pepper or any color bell pepper, washed and diced small • Well-washed spinach leaves and cilantro, blended with a little water or the lentil cooking liquid, set aside • Fluffy rice, poached or fried egg, and bananas

bonito fillets (about 2 kg) • onions (about 1 kg) • green chili peppers (Peruvian escabeche peppers or similar) • light brown sugar • dried oregano, leveled • bay leaves • red wine vinegar (about 240 ml) • ají panca or red chili paste (about 200 grams) • minced garlic • heaping teaspoon MSG (optional) • cold tap water (about 355 ml) • Salt, black pepper, ground cumin, and garlic powder to season the fish •

chicken breast, cut into small cubes (about 800 grams) • medium onions, diced • tomatoes, diced (concasse) • garlic clove, minced or crushed • hard-boiled eggs • black olives • bay leaves • ají panca paste • paprika or sweet red pepper • dried oregano • Salt, black pepper, cumin • cooked rice (about 600 grams) •

quinoa (about 400 grams) • oil • large onion, finely diced • garlic, minced or crushed • ají panca paste • beef bouillon cube • dried oregano • tomato paste • queso fresco (about 200 grams) • Yukon Gold potatoes, diced small • boiling water (about 900 ml) • Chopped cilantro and huacatay (Peruvian black mint)

(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 •

spaghetti (500 grams) or your preferred pasta • tuna • mild red chili paste (ají colorado) • tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped • tomato pasta sauce seasoning (tuco tallarín) • bay leaf • Olive oil, • onion, diced • minced garlic • Salt, pepper, cumin, and oregano to taste • Optional: a splash of water

chickpeas (about 500 grams) • medium onion • Salt • Black pepper • Ground cumin • yellow chili pepper (ají amarillo) • smoked bacon (about 100 to 150 grams) • Dried oregano • ají panca paste (or ají especial or ají colorado) • garlic

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 •

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) •

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 •

beef steaks • tomatoes • small onion • white potato • garlic clove • bay leaf • oregano • Salt • Black pepper • Breadcrumbs • water (about 475 ml) • Oil

beef (or your preferred meat) (500 grams) • fresh green beans (500 grams) • white potatoes, diced (500 grams) • large onion, diced • garlic, minced or crushed • beef bouillon cube • ají panca paste • tomato paste • water (120 ml) • Salt, pepper, and cumin to taste • dried oregano • chopped parsley and cilantro

morón wheat (about 350 grams) • chicken breast, cut into small cubes • garlic, minced or crushed • large onion, diced • fresh mint, chopped • chicken broth or water (about 240 ml), as needed • ají panca paste • queso fresco, cut into cubes (about 150 grams) • oil • Chopped oregano and parsley • Salt and pepper • milk (optional)

and backbones of fresh mackerel or salmon • Ginger • onion, cut into large pieces • garlic cloves • celery stalks with leaves • onion, diced • tomato, peeled and diced • garlic cloves, minced • ají panca paste • ají mirasol paste • peeled fava beans (about 150 grams) • green peas (about 150 grams) •

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 •

chicken • ground ají panca (Peruvian red chili pepper) • ground ají amarillo (Peruvian yellow chili pepper) • white vinegar • large onions, sliced into thin strips • ají amarillo (Peruvian yellow chili pepper), sliced into strips • garlic, minced or crushed • water (about 160 ml) • bay leaves • dried oregano • As needed, oil • Salt, black pepper, and ground cumin

Chicken (any part you prefer) • For marinating: • Salt, black pepper, cumin, dried oregano, mustard, garlic paste, Peruvian red chili paste (ají especial), and red or white vinegar • chicken broth or HOT WATER (about 120 ml) • For the yellow potato mash: • As needed, Peruvian yellow potatoes (or Yukon Gold potatoes) • Salted water • Butter or margarine • Equal parts whole milk and evaporated milk • Salt and black pepper • To serve: • White rice and salad

whole chicken (about 4.4 lbs or 2 kg) • or 250 ml) light beer • small packet (about 1 oz or 30 grams) ají panca paste • minced garlic • ground rosemary • mustard • soy sauce • vinegar • salt (or to taste) • Pepper, cumin, and oregano to taste • Butter to taste

chicken leg quarters • medium potatoes • garlic cloves • red bell pepper • small onion • dried oregano • Salt, to taste • Ground black pepper, to taste • red wine (100 ml) • extra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil (70 ml)

fish fillets (bonito or similar firm white fish) • red onion • red wine vinegar (120 ml) • fish stock (240 ml) • Salt and pepper to taste • all-purpose flour (about 65 grams), or a bit more as needed • yellow chili pepper (ají amarillo) • cilantro and parsley • dried oregano • tomato • large garlic clove • blended ají panca (Peruvian red chili paste) •

fresh lima beans (about 1 kg) • beef or chicken, your choice (about 500 grams) • garlic, minced • large onion • ground ají panca (or substitute with 2 tablespoons mild chili powder if unavailable) • Salt and pepper • dried oregano

onions, finely diced • ají panca paste • Salt, MSG (optional), black pepper, and cumin to taste • minced garlic • chicken • oregano (optional) • vinegar or white wine (optional) • Cooked rice and boiled potatoes or sweet potatoes for serving

linguine noodles (500 grams) • cooked ham or deli ham, diced • evaporated milk (such as Nestlé Carnation, about 12 oz/340 ml) • dried oregano • black pepper • cornstarch dissolved in water • grated queso fresco (about 30 grams) • salt • unsalted butter (200 grams) • minced garlic

chicken • onions (about 500 grams) • oil (120 ml) • water (240 ml) • eggs • sweet potatoes • olives • red vinegar (60 ml) • minced garlic • ground ají colorado (or substitute with 1 tablespoon mild chili powder) • oregano • black pepper •

pork shoulder (about 1 kg) • red chili pepper paste (ají colorado) • yellow chili pepper paste (ají amarillo) • apple cider vinegar • minced garlic • Salt, black pepper, cumin, oregano, and seasoning to taste

--------- Seafood Sauce: • olive oil • tuna fillet • garlic • bologna or ham • medium onion, chopped • pisco • sugar • peeled tomatoes • large bell pepper or 1/2 small bell pepper • tomato sauce • oregano to taste •