Peruvian casserole causa
6 servings
60 minutes
Causa, a national Peruvian potato casserole. There are many different ones, we made it with chicken.
1
Prepare the necessary ingredients.
2
Boil the potatoes in their skins until cooked. At the same time, boil the chicken in salted water.
- Potato: 1 kg
- Chicken fillet: 350 g
3
Remove seeds from the pepper.
- Red chili pepper: 1 piece
- Yellow bell pepper: 30 g
4
Blend chili and yellow pepper with vegetable oil, juice of half a lime, a pinch of salt and pepper. Strain through a sieve.
- Red chili pepper: 1 piece
- Yellow bell pepper: 30 g
- Vegetable oil: 50 ml
- Lime: 1 piece
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
5
Peel the potatoes, mash them into puree, and mix with the pepper mixture.
- Potato: 1 kg
- Red chili pepper: 1 piece
6
Cool the boiled meat, cut it, and mix it with mayonnaise.
- Chicken fillet: 350 g
- Mayonnaise: 2 tablespoons
7
Slice the avocado.
- Avocado: 2 pieces
8
Water them with the remaining lime juice, season with salt and pepper.
- Lime: 1 piece
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
9
To assemble the portioned causa, place a culinary ring on a plate, first layer mashed potatoes, then several slices of avocado, again mashed potatoes, followed by a layer of chicken, and finish with mashed potatoes.
- Potato: 1 kg
- Avocado: 2 pieces
- Chicken fillet: 350 g
10
Garnish with a slice of avocado and parsley.
- Avocado: 2 pieces
- Parsley: 5 g