Today I bring you this delicious and traditional Peruvian recipe for Ají de gallina. I personally consider it as one of my favorite main dish recipes from My Peruvian Food. In addition to its unique flavor and unmistakable texture, it is one of the most consumed dishes on Peruvian tables as a main dish. Its original flavor will enchant you from the first bite, since among its main ingredients is the famous Ají Amarillo, a popular ingredient in recipes known as Causa Rellena. Enjoy this delicious recipe for Ají de gallina, ideal to share on a Sunday with family or friends.
How to prepare Ají de gallina step by step?
If you don't know how to make a tasty Ají de gallina, take a look at this recipe where you will learn how to prepare it step by step. Stay at MiComidaPeruana and try them! You will see how simple it is to prepare and how delicious it will be when enjoying!
Ají de gallina recipe
This delicious recipe for Ají de gallina is made with interesting ingredients that give it that unique flavor, such as Ají amarillo, parboiled and frayed chicken or chicken breast, fresh milk and oregano. This is a very easy and quick recipe to prepare. It will be a delight! Next we leave you the list of all the ingredients and the step by step of its preparation. So get to the kitchen!
Ingredients
- 1 chicken or chicken breast
- 1 cup ground yellow pepper
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 3 cups of water
- 6 boiled yellow potatoes
- 1 Carrot
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon ground garlic
- 1 tbsp toothpick
- 1 tablespoon of oregano
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 2 sprigs of celery
- 4 loaves
To decorate
- 3 boiled eggs
- 6 black olives
- 6 lettuce leaves
- salt and pepper to taste
Chicken chili pepper preparation
- Let's start preparing this delicious recipe, placing the chicken breast, the celery, the carrot and the oregano in a large pot with plenty of water; Boil for about 20 minutes until the hen is boiled.
- When the chicken breast is cooked, fray it into small pieces and reserve.
- In another pot with enough water, place the potatoes with a tablespoon of salt and boil until completely cooked. Peel the potatoes and reserve.
- In a different pot, heat the oil and fry the onion, garlic, yellow pepper, toothpick, salt and pepper to taste there.
- Next, add the breads soaked in milk to the pot and let it cook over low heat.
- Add the frayed chicken breast to the pot. Stir well and cook for 10 more minutes until the mixture takes on a creamy consistency. If you notice that the cream looks very thick, add a little chicken broth. Otherwise, if the mixture looks too watery, let it boil for a few more minutes. Stir and observe that the cream does not adhere to the pot.
- At your service. In each plate place a cooked potato cut in half and cover them with the prepared cream. Accompany it with white rice to make the dish consistent. Garnish with half a boiled egg, a lettuce leaf and the olives. And ready! It is time to enjoy this delicious recipe for Ají de gallina. Enjoy!
A serving tip is to add some grated Parmesan cheese just one minute before serving, stir until it falls apart, and serve.
Advice to make a delicious Ají de gallina
To obtain a good cream of ají de gallina, soak the breads with chicken broth and not with water. Traditionally the breads are soaked in fresh milk and then mixed with the other ingredients. But if we soak it with the chicken broth, you will notice that the breads will adopt that unique and tasty flavor of the chicken.
