Salsa a la Huancaína Recipe (Peruvian Spicy Cheese Sauce)

Name: Salsa a la Huancaína Recipe (Peruvian Spicy Cheese Sauce)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: Latin,South American
Ingredients: 3 to 4 yellow aji amarillo chile peppers (frozen is fine), or 1/2 cup jarred aji amarillo paste; 4 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 2 cloves garlic, mashed; 3/4 cup evaporated milk; 2 cups white queso fresco cheese, or farmers cheese, or a mixture of mozzarella and feta cheese; 4 saltine crackers; Salt, to taste; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

A traditional Peruvian Huancaína sauce, featuring queso fresco, onions, and yellow aji chile peppers, is perfect for serving over cold potatoes to create papa a la Huancaína.

⭐ 4.4 (148 reviews) Prep: 15 minCook: 5 minTotal: 20 minYields: 16 servings

Category Tags:

Dinner Appetizer Lunch Sauces Sauce

Cuisine Tags:

Latin South American

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Instructions

Seed and chop yellow chile peppers into 1-inch pieces.
In a skillet, heat oil, then sauté chopped onion, garlic, and chiles for 3 to 5 minutes until onion softens; let cool.
Combine the cooled onion-chile mixture and evaporated milk in a blender, then process.
Add cheese and crackers to the blender and process until smooth; adjust thickness with extra crackers or milk as needed.
Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve at room temperature or chilled.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 104 kcal

Carbohydrate: 4 g

Cholesterol: 14 mg

Fiber: 0 g

Protein: 4 g

Saturated Fat: 3 g

Sodium: 303 mg

Sugar: 2 g

Fat: 8 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g