Causa limeña
Dish: Starter
Number: 4
Country: Peru
The causa limeña is one of the most popular dishes of Peruvian cuisine, it is a kind of cake made from potatoes which is filled with tuna or chicken and finally decorated with boiled egg, black olives and yellow chili sauce, is usually eaten cold and is perfect as a starter or appetizer, follow our step by step videos below, where we will explain in detail how to make causa limeña, if you have questions, leave us your comment and we will be happy to help you.
Ingredients to prepare Causa limeña
- 4 special potatoes for boiling
- 180 g. (6.4 oz) canned natural tuna fish
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- A handful of fresh coriander, finely chopped
- 4 tablespoons of mayonnaise
- 5 tablespoons of aji amarillo paste
- Juice of one lemon
- 1 boiled egg
- 1 avocado cut in slices
- Fresh cilantro for garnish
- Aji amarillo sauce for garnish
- Salt to taste
How To Make Causa limeña
Step 1: We begin the preparation of our causa limeña, for it, in a pot we put abundant water and we take to the fire, when we see that it begins to boil, we add the potatoes with everything and their skin and we let them cook for 25 minutes or until we see that the potatoes are already done (the time of cooking will depend on the type of potato that is used).
Step 2: While the potatoes are cooking, we are going to prepare our stuffing. To do this, in a bowl add the tuna, red onion, fresh cilantro, mayonnaise, a little salt and stir everything well until well integrated.
Step 3: Once the potatoes are cooked, remove them from the water, let them cool a little, remove the skin and with the help of a potato masher, we are going to mash them very well until we obtain a kind of puree.
Step 4: Add to the mashed potatoes a little salt, the lemon juice, the aji amarillo paste and with the help of your hands, mix everything very well until it is well blended.
Step 5: In a plate we place a circular mold like the one we show you in the video, then we add a little of the potato mixture and press very well so that it is compact, then we add some avocado slices to cover, then we add a little of our tuna filling, we place again a layer of potatoes, we press again so that it compacts well and we remove the mold upwards very carefully.
Step 6: Place half of the boiled egg on top, add some chopped fresh cilantro, a little of the aji amarillo sauce and our delicious causa limeña is ready.
Tips for preparing Causa limeña
The causa limeña is prepared with a typical Peruvian yellow potato, but if you can't get it, use a special potato for cooking.
You can add some black olives to the causa limeña for decoration.
As for the aji amarillo sauce, we have two options, buy it ready in supermarkets or Latin stores or prepare it ourselves at home, the truth is that it is very easy to make it, in a matter of minutes it will be ready, so we leave you here our recipe of how to make aji amarillo paste.
What can we accompany Causa limeña?
The causa limeña can be eaten as a starter or main dish, you can accompany it with a delicious Peruvian ceviche.
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