Potatoes with Cheese Sauce (Papas a la Huancaína)

Name: Potatoes with Cheese Sauce (Papas a la Huancaína)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp bottled ají amarillo or ají mirasol paste (sometimes labeled crema); 1 teaspoons chopped garlic; 8 servings Garnish: chopped pitted black Peruvian or Kalamata olives; lime wedges (preferably Key lime); 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 Tbsp chopped onion; 113 grams queso fresco or feta, crumbled (scant 1 cup); 118 milliliters whole milk; 907 grams potatoes such as purple Peruvian or Yukon Gold (about 8)

Potatoes with Cheese Sauce (Papas a la Huancaína) might be just the side dish you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 6g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 138 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. If you have onion, garlic, yukon gold, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Cover potatoes with water in a medium pot and season well with salt, then briskly simmer, covered, until just cooked through, about 20 minutes.

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Drain and cool, then peel.

Meanwhile, mince and mash garlic to a paste with a pinch of salt, then blend with remaining ingredients in a blender until very smooth and thicker than heavy cream (if necessary, thin with milk). Season with salt.

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Heavy Cream

Garlic

Ground Meat

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Salt

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Cut potatoes crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.

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Spoon some sauce onto 8 small plates, then top with sliced potatoes.

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Sauce

Serve remaining sauce on the side.

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Concha y Toro Terrunyo

Casablanca Valley Sauvignon Blanc '07

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Sauvignon Blanc

Potatoes and sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead and chilled separately. Bring to room temperature before serving (sauce will be very thick; stir and thin with additional milk if desired).

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