PERUVIAN - Fall 2022 (Oct-Dec) Cuisine of the Quarter

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Finally acquired aji amarillo paste all these years later, and tried my hand at Causa – delicious!

October - December 2024 COTM + COOKING FROM thread: NEW YORK TIMES COOKING (website & cookbooks)

CAUSA WITH (SHRIMP AND) AVOCADO I went looking for aji amarillo after @vinouspleasure’s mention of its availability and found it (but elsewhere). I had boiled potatoes and avocado on hand, and recalled a Causa-focused Dish of the Month on Chowhound, and here was an easy recipe by no less than Madhur Jaffrey (accompanying a lovely article on Peru & potatoes). My first time working with aji amarillo – what a lovely, fruity flavor! But spicy! I skipped the shrimp (I was already cooking salmon) …