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RCI-MT.006.0019.001

Causa rellena con pollo

Cuisine of Peru

Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Servings4
Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

  • potatoes (yellow
    new or red are a good choice)
    10 medium
  • of shredded boiled chicken meat
    1 pound
  • mayonnaise
    100 g
  • butter
    25 g
  • garlic
    2 cloves
  • salt and pepper
    1 unit
  • lettuce
    1 unit
  • hard boiled eggs
    3 unit
  • black olives
    1 unit

Method

1
Cook and peel potatoes and allow to cool, then mash.
2
In a bowl combine the chicken, mayonnaise, onion, salt and pepper.
3
Line a deep dish with plastic wrap, or place a molding cylinder on a plate.
4
Add the mashed potatoes to form a bed about 1 cm tall at the bottom.
5
Add a second layer of 1 cm of the chicken mixture evenly over the potato.
6
Top the chicken mixture with a final layer of potato, forming a sandwich of chicken inside two layers of potato.
7
Demold or remove the cylinder.
8
Garnish with lettuce and mayonnaise.
9
Cut the hard boiled eggs in discs and place on top. Add black olives, if desired.
10
This dish can be served slightly cold.