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Huancaina
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
8
minutes
minutes
Total Time
13
minutes
minutes
Servings
10
Ingredients
9
oz
queso fresco or baladi cheese
(250g, if you can't find either then ricotta cheese)
1/2
cup
flavorless oil
(such as avocado or sunflower oil)
1/2
cup
cow's milk
1
Tbsp
lime or lemon juice
1.5
Tbsp
aji amarillo
4
eggs
salt
(add after blending at first and try the dip before adding salt. The amount needed will depend on how salty your cheese is)
Instructions
Bring about 2 liters of water to a rolling boil in a pot.
Cook eggs until hard, about 8 minutes.
Peel eggs and remove cooked egg yolks.
Add egg yolks only (saving egg whites for something else) and all other ingredients except salt into a blender.
Blend, taste and season with salt if necessary.
Use as dip for raw vegetables and cooked potatoes or as spread in burgers or sandwiches