huacatay

Among thousands of native herbs, huacatay has given Peruvian seasoning its unique zest from Incan to contemporary times.

MOVE OVER, KETCHUP AND SALSA-- PERUVIAN GREEN SAUCE IS "THE BOMB"! Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009

PS: If you have the opportunity to try using the herb huacatay instead of the cilantro and mint, I'm afraid you're on your own in regards to how much, because I haven't tried it.

Archive 2009-09-01 Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009

But I would like to make it with Peruvian yellow peppers and huacatay when I can find those ingredients.

MOVE OVER, KETCHUP AND SALSA-- PERUVIAN GREEN SAUCE IS "THE BOMB"! Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009

Although many of the traditional huacatay sauce recipes I encountered were very simple mixtures of the herb with vinegar, peppers, and salt, a few of them instructed the cook to whip in oil as if you were making mayonnaise, resulting in a creamy sauce-- a-ha!

Archive 2009-09-01 Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009

Mayonnaise is used instead of oil as a shortcut, jalapeño peppers are used when Peruvian yellow peppers aji amarillo cannot be found, and cilantro and lettuce are used in place of the hard-to-obtain huacatay.

Archive 2009-09-01 Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009

It seemed that inventive expatriate Peruvian cooks were using lettuce leaves and cilantro for the huacatay herb and jalapeño peppers instead of the fresh Peruvian yellow peppers aji amarillo.

MOVE OVER, KETCHUP AND SALSA-- PERUVIAN GREEN SAUCE IS "THE BOMB"! Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009

After some Web research and reading the few Peruvian cookbooks that I own, I have come to the conclusion that this is a different sauce altogether-- derivitives of a sauce used on a dish called Ocopa a la Arequepina, a potato dish with a creamy pepper sauce made with evaporated milk (or cream) and cheese (queso fresco), huacatay, and often peanuts or walnuts.

Archive 2009-09-01 Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009

Among thousands of native herbs, huacatay has given Peruvian seasoning its unique zest from Incan to contemporary times.

Archive 2009-09-01 Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009

Any of the recipes that were remotely like this one i.e.: creamy did not specify how much huacatay to use-- maddening!

MOVE OVER, KETCHUP AND SALSA-- PERUVIAN GREEN SAUCE IS "THE BOMB"! Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009

Any of the recipes that were remotely like this one i.e.: creamy did not specify how much huacatay to use-- maddening!

Archive 2009-09-01 Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009