World Flavors Cookbook

Sajta de Pollo

Name: Sajta de Pollo
Cook time: 45 min
Cuisine: Bolivia
Ingredients: Chicken pieces, yellow aji paste, onions, peas, garlic, cumin, chuño (dehydrated potatoes), white rice, salsa (sarza).

A traditional spicy chicken stew from La Paz, flavored with yellow aji pepper and served with dehydrated potatoes (chuño).

Cuisine: Bolivia

Ingredients

Chicken pieces, yellow aji paste, onions, peas, garlic, cumin, chuño (dehydrated potatoes), white rice, salsa (sarza).

Instructions

1. Sauté onions and garlic, then add yellow aji paste. 2. Add chicken pieces and water, simmering until tender. 3. Stir in the peas. 4. Boil chuño separately and toss with cheese or egg. 5. Serve the chicken stew over rice and chuño, topped with fresh onion and tomato salsa.