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Peruvian Hartford

Season Two, Fall 2007

Peruvian Hartford

This week's recipes focus on Peruvian foods that we can replicate here. We encourage you to go to your local farm stands to find heirloom potatoes for the recipes this week. Check out our fourth video to see footage from APAPRO's Taste of Peru event!

Buen Provecho!!!

Recipe

1 8-oz fresh tilapia fillet
¾ cup lime juice + 1 lime
¼ cup red onion, thinly sliced lengthwise
1 T soy sauce
1 T sesame oil
¼ tsp. jalapeno pepper, finely minced
1 T chopped cilantro
1 handful unsalted peanuts

Rinse the fish fillet and pat it dry. Slice it in half lengthwise, and then into thin strips horizontally.
Marinate it in the lime juice for about 1-2 hours, until it is translucent and has cooked through.
15 minutes before you are going to eat the ceviche, cover the red onion slices with water and the juice of the extra lime in a small bowl.
Drain the fish of the lime juice, and mix it with the soy sauce and sesame oil. Season with some salt.
Stir in the jalapeno, cilantro, and peanuts. Drain the red onion of the water, and use it to garnish the ceviche.
Serve with some boiled yam or corn chips for a wonderful appetizer!
Makes enough for 4 people to nibble on.

November 22, 2007   |   1 comments
Tags: Appetizers, Ceviche, East Asia, Fish, Fusion, Latin America, Nuts
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Causas are a traditional dish made with mashed potatoes enveloping cold salad of chicken or tuna. Ours is a layered napoleon of purple potatoes, sardines, and fennel. Sardines are fished off the Peruvian coast, and are a great (and inexpensive) way of eating fatty fish full of healthy fatty acids.

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November 22, 2007   |   0 comments
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Papas a la Huancayina is a traditional dish of boiled potatoes served with a cheese sauce. We made the sauce our own way, by adding in sauteed onions and silken tofu, but there is really no one way to make the dish. The most important thing is that you check out all of the beautiful heirloom potatoes you can buy locally this time of year.

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November 22, 2007   |   0 comments
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We love love ceviche! Peruvian ceviche is traditionally made with lime juice, garlic, aji, cilantro, and onion, but nowadays chefs are getting more and more creative with their ingredients. There is a strong Japanese culinary undercurrent in Peruvian cooking, because of the small, but important population that arrived in Peru in the late 19th/early 20th century. Peanuts originate in the Andes region, and add a healthy crunch to the dish.

November 22, 2007   |   0 comments
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On November 17th, APAPRO (Association of Peruvian American Professionals) celebrated their annual Taste of Peru event held at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. We were there to share in the celebration and see what Peruvians have brought both culturally and gastronomically to the table.
The music that you hear in the background is by Mestizo Manta, who performed live at the Taste of Peru event.

November 22, 2007   |   0 comments
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