PERUVIAN STYLE POTATOES WITH MANZANO CHILES!!!

PERUVIAN STYLE POTATOES WITH MANZANO CHILES.-

If you are familiar with Peruvian Cuisine than you are familiar with this style of potato preparation, i.e: Causa Peruana, but if you want a different spin on your mashed potatoes, you might appreciate this one.

You'll need:

1 - 4 White Potatoes
2 - 4 Chiles Manzanos
1 cup Chicken Stock
4 - 6 Talespoons Butter
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 - 3 Teaspoons Turmeric
1 - 2 Lemons, juiced

In a pot, placed clean potatoes and cover with water with 1 -3 teaspoons salt. Bring the water to a boil, then lower the heat to a gentle boil, cover and cook the potatoes until the are tender when you insert a knife. Allow the potatoes to cool a little so you can easily remove the peel. Slice in thin slices,

While the potatoes cook, place the Manzano Chiles in a pan, over high heat with a little oil and allow them to get charred. You can also char them in the oven, rubber all over with oil, or directly over a flame. Once all charred, place in a plastic bag and allow to steam to make peeling easier. Once cooled, peeled them, cut in half and remove the seeds and veins. You might want to wear gloves in case you are sensitive to chiles on your hands.

Once the chiles are cleaned, sliced them in strips and place either in a blender or in the blender cup of an immersion blender. Add about 1/4 cup chicken stock, salt & pepper and blend until very smooth.

Place the sliced potatoes in a food processor or run through a potato ricer to get a smooth paste. Taste the chile manzano puree, carefully, to gauge how spicy it turned out (Chile Manzano can go from mild to very hot) and add the chicken stock and turmeric while everything gets incorporated and smooth. Add half the butter and mix.

Place the potatoes in a pot over medium-low heat and add the rest of the butter, once melted and hot, add the potato mixture and heat and insure it's very smooth. Adjust seasonings and add the lemon juice, mix and reserve until ready to serve. Cover and turn off the heat,

NOTE: This way you can adjust the spice of the potatoes to your taste, add more salt and pepper or even more lemon juice and turmeric as well.  Enjoy!