Olluco Con Carne: Traditional Main Course

Method7 steps · about 1 hr

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   Step 1: Heat the oil (2 tbsp) and lightly fry the onion (1), garlic, ají panca chilli pepper, cumin (½ teaspoon) and oregano over a medium heat for three minutes. Add the ají amarillo chilli pepper (1).

   Uses 2 tbsp vegetable or olive oil · 1 onion (finely chopped) · 2 tablespoons garlic paste · 1 tablespoon ají panca chilli pepper paste · ½ teaspoon cumin · 1 teaspoon dried oregano · 1 fresh ají amarillo chilli pepper (veins and seeds removed, chopped into strips)

   
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   Step 2: Cut meat into strips

   Uses 1 pound sirloin steak (cut into strips (or 1 pound charqui, soaked overnight))

   
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   Step 3: Add the beef strips

   Uses onion, garlic, ají pastes, cumin and oregano fried in oil · 1 lb sirloin cut into strips, or overnight-soaked charqui

   
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   Step 4: Fry until golden

   Uses beef added to fried aromatics

   
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   Step 5: Add the julienned olluco (2.2 pounds), mix well and add a little bit of salt.

   Uses 2.2 pounds ollucos (julienned into thin strips) · Salt and pepper to taste · beef fried until golden with aromatics

   
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   Step 6: Cook for 20 minutes, stirring continuously.

   Cook olluco stew 20 minutes · 20 minUses browned beef mixed with 2.2 lb olluco and seasoning

   
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   Step 7: Place a generous portion of the olluco stew on a plate, topped with some chopped parsley (2 tablespoons), and serve with a few slices of sweet potato and a portion of rice. Enjoy!

   Uses 2 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped) · 2 large sweet potatoes (peeled and boiled) · 1 pound long-grain white rice (boiled) · stew cooked 20 minutes until olluco tender