papas a la huancaina, poutine style

Name: Papas a la Huancaina, Poutine Style
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 8 ounce(s) cream cheese, room temperature; 5 ounce(s) evaporated milk; 3 tablespoon(s) aji paste (it's a pepper paste, i have to purchase it through amazon and it's worth it); 2-4 - servings of cooked french fries; 6-8 ounce(s) mixed cheddar cheese curds; 2 medium eggs, poached; - cherry tomatoes, halved; - scallios, diced, greens only

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Brenda Washnock

Negaunee, MI

Updated on Feb 24, 2016

The traditional Peruvian Papas a la Huancaina, potatoes in cheese and chili sauce is made extraordinary with a little help from the French Canadians who brought you Poutine, the delicious French fries with cheese curds and light gravy. I adore the flavors of Papas a la Huancaina and a good poutine so this is what I came up with, it's very easy and I hope you give it a try.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 2-4 serving(s)

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
5 ounces evaporated milk
3 tablespoons aji paste (it's a pepper paste, i have to purchase it through amazon and it's worth it)
2-4 - servings of cooked french fries
6-8 ounces mixed cheddar cheese curds
2 medium eggs, poached
- cherry tomatoes, halved
- scallios, diced, greens only

How To Make papas a la huancaina, poutine style

Step 1

Combine the cream cheese, evaporated milk and aji past in a blender until smooth and set aside, this is the huancaina sauce. Huancaina is a spicy creamy sauce in everyday cuisine in parts of Peru, most times salt and crackers are added to the sauce but to use on poutine I prefer it this way.

Step 2

Divide the french fries into 2 - 8 ounce cast iron skillets for individual or shared servings, top with the cheese curds and place into an oven at 350 for 5 minutes to melt the cheese.
Step 3

Remove from the oven and immediately ladle 3/4 cup of the huancaina sauce (this is at room temperature - do not heat) on each batch of potatoes top with a poached egg and garnish with cherry tomatoes and scallions.
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