Aji de Gallina (Chicken in a Spicy Sauce)

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I spent some time in Southern Peru this summer and discovered this truly delicious dish. I made this recipe with a few alterations:

* I left out the potatoes (American potatoes lack the depth of flavor of their South American counterparts
* I used about three to four times as much yellow aji. This dish was spicy, but far from too hot
* I added sliced pitted Kalamata olives
* I did not find it necessary to blend the bread and onions

This is a fairly simple and tasty dish that will surely impress your friends, assuming your friends are adventurous eaters!

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This is just fine. For as much work as it is (boiling chicken, boiling potatoes, boiling eggs, whizzing up the sauce, cutting three onions, shredding cheese etc. it's not worth it. It's not hard or complicated at all, just lots of steps and pots. My husband said it best, " It's ok, it's not exciting." Beware it makes a ton so if you don't like leftovers don't make it. He also said it smells awesome! It just doesn't taste as good as it smells.

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Absolutelly delicious!! I will be a big fan of peruvian food!

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Interesting and unusual recipe. We all enjoyed it. Luckily I had a jar of Peruvian aji amarillo in the pantry.

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This is a great recipe, It has a very unique taste and it's a popular dish in Peru.

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Here in Chicago we are proud to have the best Peruvian Restaurant Ay Ay Picante Peruvian Cuisine, i am a regular customer of this place, one of the main dishes i love is this particular dish called AJI DE GALLINA (but i think they make it with chicken, awhile ago i wanted to have the recipe for a tasting in my office and we went to talked to the chef Don Lucas Carbajal if it was "possible to have it", to our surprise the chef gladly guide us trough every step of the dish. The recipe provided in this page is very similar to what the chef told me.
Ay Ay Picante Peruvian Cuisine has had many wonderful reviews through out the net and makes me proud to share it with the food network.

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This is a great, authentic recipe of Aji de Gallina. My husband is from Peru, where this dish is very popular. He couldn't believe that I had not called his mother to get the recipe, but rather on food network! Great flavor and something the entire family can enjoy!