Friday, June 8, 2012

Plato Paceño



This a typical meal in La Paz, Bolivia.  It is usually served with soup and a light dessert like jello or fruit.

Ingredients
  • Corn on the cob
  • Horse beans (broad or fava beans)
  • Potatoes
  • “Kollana” cheese
  • Steak -- thinly sliced

Directions
  1. Fry steak in oil or butter
  2. Boil corn, beans, & potatoes (with skin left on)
  3. Fry cheese slices in oil
  4. Serve with locoto sauce (see below)
Locoto Sauce

Instructions
  • 2 locotos (hot peppers)
  • 1 large tomato
  • 1 t onion -- minced
  • Salt -- to taste
  • 1 t oil

Directions
  1. Halve the locotos
  2. Remove seeds 
  3. Wash thoroughly several times to reduce their hotness 
  4. Cut locoto and tomato into small pieces
  5. Grind very fine with a mortar
  6. Add salt, onion, & oil
  7. Mix well
 

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