Peruvian ají de gallina
A creamy Peruvian stew of shredded chicken, yellow chili, bread, evaporated milk and walnuts, served with boiled potatoes and white rice.
This version of ají de gallina, a Peruvian dish also commonly made with chicken, combines a sauté of onion, garlic and yellow chili with bread softened in broth. Serve it with boiled potatoes and white rice. The reference recipe gives an overall preparation time of about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Ingredient allergens
Allergen listDocumented presence
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Tree nuts
Walnuts
Ingredients without verified allergen data 13
Ingredients without verified allergen data: Chicken breast, Water for cooking the chicken, Salt, Potatoes, White rice, Water for the rice, Oil, White onion, Garlic, Yellow chili paste, Bread, Reserved chicken broth, Evaporated milk.
Method
- 01
Cook the chicken
Place the chicken breast in a pot with the water for cooking the chicken and some of the salt. Bring to a boil, then simmer gently for 30–40 minutes. Remove the breast and reserve 250 ml of the broth for the sauce. Let the chicken cool enough to handle, then shred it.
Ready to continue when: The chicken breast is fully cooked and separates easily into strands; the reserved broth is ready to use.
40 min - 02
Boil the potatoes
Boil the potatoes in a pot of water until tender. Drain them, let them cool enough to handle, then slice them.
Ready to continue when: A knife or fork passes easily through the potatoes.
20 min - 03
Cook the rice
Put the white rice and the water for the rice in a pot. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer gently for about 15 minutes, until the rice is cooked and fluffy.
Ready to continue when: The rice is tender and the grains are separate, with no visible water at the bottom.
15 min - 04
Make the sauce
Heat the oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion until soft. Add the garlic and yellow chili paste; stir and cook for a couple of minutes. Soak the bread in the 250 ml reserved broth, then add it to the pan with the walnuts. Stir until the bread is incorporated and the sauce begins to thicken.
Ready to continue when: The onion is soft and the bread and broth have combined into a thick sauce with no dry pieces of bread.
10 min - 05
Finish and serve
Add the shredded chicken and evaporated milk to the sauce. Cook over low heat, stirring, until everything is hot and the sauce is creamy. Taste and add the remaining salt if needed. Serve with the boiled potatoes and white rice.
Ready to continue when: The chicken is evenly mixed and hot, and the creamy sauce coats the strands; the potatoes and rice are ready to serve alongside.
5 min
Ingredients
Sources and review
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