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Peru Cooking Recipes
Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1824. After a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to democratic leadership in 1980, but experienced economic problems and the growth of a violent insurgency. President Alberto FUJIMORI's election in 1990 ushered in a decade that saw a dramatic turnaround in the economy and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity. Nevertheless, the president's increasing reliance on authoritarian measures and an economic slump in the late 1990s generated mounting dissatisfaction with his regime. FUJIMORI won reelection to a third term in the spring of 2000, but international pressure and corruption scandals led to his ouster by Congress in November of that year. A caretaker government oversaw new elections in the spring of 2001, which ushered in Alejandro TOLEDO as the new head of government.

Peru is slightly smaller than Alaska. The climate varies from tropical in the east to dry desert in the west. It is temperate to frigid in the Andes.

Cooking Recipes

Papas a la Huancaína - Starter

Cooking Recipes Ingredients
10 medium potatoes (new potatoes are best)
1 pound of cheese (see above)
2 small hot peppers
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic
8 saltine crackers
1 tsp prepared mustard
salt and pepper
lettuce
3 hard cooked eggs
black olives

Cooking Recipes Directions
Cook and peel potatoes and allow to cool.
In a blender, blend the cheese, peppers, milk, oil, garlic, crackers, mustard, salt and pepper. The sauce should be fairly thick; add crackers if not thick enough, add milk if too thick.
Lay a bed of lettuce in a serving dish and place the potatoes on top. Cover with the sauce. Cut the hard boiled eggs in half and place on top of the potatoes. Add black olives if desired.
This dish can be served slightly cold.

 


Leche Asada - Dessert

Cooking Recipes Ingredients
1 can of sweetened, condensed milk
1 can of evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
8 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup water

Cooking Recipes Directions
Mix the condensed milk, evaporated milk, 1/2 cup of sugar, the vanilla, and eggs.
In a saucepan dissolve 1/2 cup sugar in 1/4 cup of water, heat carefully until it becomes syrupy and slightly tan.
Pour the caramel in a glass baking dish and pour the milk mixture on top.
Take a slightly larger glass dish and fill halfway with water. Place the dish with the milk mixture inside the larger dish and cover everything with aluminium foil. Cook in a 400-degree oven for 30-45 minutes or until the custard is completely cooked. (In Spanish this method of cooking is called baño maría.)
Serve slightly chilled.