Papa a la Huancaina (Potatoes in Creamy Chilli Sauce)
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Ingredients
- 900 g maris piper potatoes
- 150 g feta cheese
- 100 ml whole milk
- 1 red chilli, finely chopped
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 little gem lettuces
- 4 large eggs
- 40 g pitted black olives
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 503 kcal
- Protein
- 20 g
- Carbohydrate
- 39.3 g
- of which sugars
- 5.6 g
- Fat
- 27.7 g
- of which saturates
- 9.9 g
- Fibre
- 6.4 g
- Salt
- 1.72 g
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Method
- 1
Boil the potatoes whole in their skins for 20-25 minutes, until tender. Boil the eggs for 8 minutes alongside. Cool both, then peel and slice.
- 2
Blitz the feta, whole milk, red chilli, turmeric and olive oil until smooth and pourable, adding a splash more milk if it is very thick.
- 3
Shred the little gem lettuces and arrange on plates.
- 4
Top with the sliced potatoes and pour over the chilli-cheese sauce.
- 5
Scatter with the sliced eggs and black olives to serve.

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