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Ají de gallina recipe
Shredded chicken in a warm yellow sauce.
Ingredients
- 500 g chicken breast
- 3 tbsp yellow chilli paste (ají amarillo)
- 3 white bread
- 200 ml evaporated milk
- 50 g walnuts
- 40 g parmesan
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic
- 2 boiled eggs
- 8 black olives
How to make Ají de gallina
- Poach the chicken, keep the broth, and shred it fine.
- Soak the bread in the evaporated milk. Fry the onion, garlic and ají paste until deep and sweet.
- Blend the fried base with the soaked bread, walnuts and parmesan into a smooth sauce, loosening with broth.
What is Ají de gallina?
Ají de gallina is a traditional dish from Peru, cooked in a pan, and takes about 50 minutes from start to finish. It is built around chicken breast, evaporated milk and walnuts. The recipe below uses 10 ingredients and is written out step by step.
How long does Ají de gallina take?
At 50 minutes it is quicker than 57% of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas. Copper's atlas has 12 dishes built on chicken breast. The method runs to 3 steps.
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