Carapulcra
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Carapulcra

20m
Prépa
90m
Cuisson
6
Portions
Moyen
Difficulté

Ragoût péruvien de pomme de terre séchée et de porc au piment ají panca, aux cacahuètes et au chocolat.

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Portions

6portions

Ingrédients

Nutrition

calories560
protein32g
carbs48g
fat26g
fiber6g

Par portion

Étapes

Toast and soak the papa seca

Toast and soak the papa seca

Toast the papa seca in a dry frying pan over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring, until golden and nutty-smelling. Transfer to a bowl, cover with 1 litre cold water and soak for 30 minutes, then drain well.

  • 250 g papa seca
  • 1 litre water

✅ C'est prêt quand : potato pieces have softened and plumped up slightly

⏱35:00
Brown the pork

Brown the pork

Season the pork with 1 teaspoon of the salt. Heat the oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat and brown the pork in batches, 6-8 minutes per batch, until well coloured on all sides, then set aside.

  • 700 g pork shoulder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil

✅ C'est prêt quand : pork is deeply browned on all sides

⏱7:00

Make the aderezo

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Simmer the stew

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Finish

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Serve

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History & Culture

The Story Behind the Dish

📍 Chincha and Lima📅 Pre-Hispanic roots🥘 PE

Papa seca, potato boiled and sun-dried in the Andes, has been made for thousands of years. Carapulcra comes from the Quechua words for a stew cooked in a hole in the ground.

Afro-Peruvian cooks in Chincha, on the south coast, made the dish their own with pork, peanuts and spices, and it's now a classic of Peruvian Creole (criollo) cooking.

⭐ Why It's Famous

It's a dish that tells Peru's history: Andean potato, African cooking and Spanish pork in one pot.

💡 Fun Fact

Carapulcra with sopa seca, called 'sopa seca con carapulcra', is the traditional dish of the Afro-Peruvian town of El Carmen in Chincha.

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Chincha and Lima

-13.41°S, -76.13°W