Peruvian Recipes

Ají amarillo, creamy chicken stews and potatoes from the Peruvian home kitchen.

A block of turrón de Doña Pepa on a white platter: pale golden baked sticks stacked in crossed layers and glued with dark amber syrup, the top glazed and covered in rainbow nonpareils and pastel heart and star candies, with a three-layer square piece on a small plate in front

Peruvian

Turrón de Doña Pepa: Peru's October Anise and Syrup Sweet

1 turrón, 8 inches (20 cm) square; 24 pieces · 4 hr 30 min

Ají de gallina in a deep teal enameled Dutch oven: shredded chicken in a thick golden-yellow sauce under grated Parmesan, with a wooden spoon standing in it, beside a plate of white rice, the chicken, sliced boiled potatoes, half a hard-boiled egg and a black olive, and a bowl of olives behind

Peruvian

Ají de Gallina: Peruvian Creamy Chicken in Yellow Chile

6 servings · 1 hr 25 min