Huancaina noodles are a delicious dish in Peruvian cuisine, full of flavor, where pasta is combined with a creamy and exquisite Huancaina sauce, an experience your palate will thank you for.
Here we show you how to prepare Huancaina noodles. A traditional Peruvian dish that consists of noodles topped with a creamy and spicy sauce called Huancaina sauce.
This sauce is primarily made from fresh cheese, yellow chili peppers, saltine crackers, milk, and other seasonings.
The noodles are usually served with boiled potatoes, hard-boiled eggs, and olives. It is a colorful, flavorful dish and very popular in Peruvian gastronomy.
Huancaina Noodles
Ingredients
1 Package of fettuccine pasta
1 cup of Evaporated milk
6 Yellow chili peppers
½ Saltine crackers
200 grams of Fresh cheese
1 pinch of Salt
1 liter of Water
50 grams of Butter
1 pinch of Pepper
Preparation
Step 1 : Cook the pasta following the package instructions.
Step 2 : Cut the chili peppers and clean them properly, passing them through salted hot water and then cold water.
Step 3 : In a skillet, add a little oil to sauté the onion and garlic.
Step 4 : Add the yellow chili peppers and sauté for a few more minutes.
Step 5 : Remove the skillet from the heat and let cool.
Step 6 : In a food processor, combine the sautéed mixture with the cheese, crackers, and milk, processing everything until a smooth cream is obtained.
Step 7 : Season the mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 8 : Melt the butter in a skillet and pour the resulting sauce, cooking for a few minutes.
Step 9 : Add the fettuccine to the sauce and mix well.
Step 10 : Finally, serve the fettuccine and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving.
Video
Preparation (simple version)
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