Peruvian•quick
Olluco Con Carne: Traditional Main Course
Super quick and easy to make, this dish very few ingredients to be delicious

- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 tablespoons vegetable or olive oil
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 2 tablespoons garlic paste
- 1 tablespoon ají panca chilli pepper paste
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 pound sirloin steak (cut into strips (or 1 pound charqui, soaked overnight))
- 1 fresh ají amarillo chilli pepper (veins and seeds removed, chopped into strips)
- 2.2 pounds ollucos (julienned into thin strips)
- 2 large sweet potatoes (peeled and boiled)
- 1 pound long-grain white rice (boiled)
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oil and lightly fry the onion, garlic, ají panca chilli pepper, cumin and oregano over a medium heat for three minutes. Add the ají amarillo chilli pepper.
- 2
Cut meat into strips
- 3
Add the beef strips
- 4
Fry until golden
- 5
Add the julienned olluco, mix well and add a little bit of salt.
- 6
Cook for 20 minutes, stirring continuously.
- 7
Place a generous portion of the olluco stew on a plate, topped with some chopped parsley, and serve with a few slices of sweet potato and a portion of rice. Enjoy!