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Ají de Gallina with Huacatay
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Peru Authentic home cooking from Peru, with US measurements.
Originally published on Cookpad Peru as Ají de gallina con huacatay
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Ají de Gallina with Huacatay

Abuelita Luciana
Abuelita Luciana @cook_13830995
Cusco- Perú

Enjoy this traditional recipe with a delicious twist!

Enjoy this traditional recipe with a delicious twist!

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Ají de Gallina with Huacatay

Abuelita Luciana
Abuelita Luciana @cook_13830995
Cusco- Perú

Enjoy this traditional recipe with a delicious twist!

Enjoy this traditional recipe with a delicious twist!

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Ingredients

45 min
Serves 6 servings
  1. 2 cupsrice (about 400 grams)
  2. 3 clovesgarlic
  3. 3large eggs
  4. 1 headlettuce
  5. 8russet potatoes
  6. 4 1/2 lbschicken breast or hen (about 2 kg)
  7. - Ají de gallina sauce:
  8. Several huacatay leaves (at least 5 sprigs)
  9. 2yellow chili peppers (cleaned and boiled)
  10. 1/2roll stale bread, finely ground
  11. 1/4 blockqueso fresco (about 2 oz/60 grams)
  12. 1 canevaporated milk
  13. salt
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45 min
  1. 1

    Rinse the rice 3 times until the water runs clear. Bring water to a boil, add salt to taste, then add the rice. Cook until the rice is tender. Drain, drizzle a little oil over the rice, cover, and let it finish cooking and steaming.

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  2. 2

    In another pot, boil the chicken with a little salt until fully cooked. Remove from the broth and shred the meat with a fork. Set aside on a plate.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, in another pot, boil the potatoes and eggs together. Once the water is boiling, add a little salt for the potatoes. After 10 minutes, remove the eggs. Continue cooking the potatoes until the skins start to split.

  4. 4

    For the ají de gallina sauce: If using stale bread, finely grate it and add to a blender. Add the prepared yellow chili peppers (chopped), chopped peanuts or pecans, queso fresco, and some evaporated milk. Rinse the huacatay leaves and add them as well. Blend everything together until the sauce turns a greenish color. Taste and add salt if needed. The sauce is now ready.

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  5. 5

    In a medium pot, combine the shredded chicken with the sauce. Mix well and heat through. It's ready to serve.

  6. 6

    To serve: Place rice on one half of the plate, lettuce leaves on the other half, then sliced potatoes on top of the lettuce. Spoon the chicken and sauce over the potatoes. Garnish with sliced hard-boiled eggs. You can also add olives if you like. Enjoy this delicious dish.

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Abuelita Luciana @cook_13830995
Published in the US on April 14, 2026 14:03
Cusco- Perú
Hola! Luciana es mi abuelita, cocina todos los días (D-A-C) y no sabe manejar los celulares modernos pero ella es feliz que las 2, conmigo, cocinemos juntas y enseñemos a otras personas la cocina cusqueña 🏳️‍🌈(Yo le ayudo a escribir sus recetas)
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