🇵🇪 Peruvian Cuisine

Olluquito con Charqui

Olluco Tuber with Dried Beef

Prep Time 30 min + soaking
Servings 4
Difficulty Medium
Calories 330 kcal

Julienned olluco tubers stir-fried with rehydrated charqui (dried beef), ají amarillo, and herbs — a quintessential Andean highland dish.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Soak charqui in water for 2 hours, then shred into thin strips.
  2. 2 Julienne the olluco tubers into thin matchsticks.
  3. 3 Sauté onion and garlic in oil until fragrant. Add ají amarillo paste and cook 1 min.
  4. 4 Add tomatoes and cook until softened, about 3 min.
  5. 5 Add charqui strips and olluco. Stir-fry over medium heat for 10-12 min until olluco is tender.
  6. 6 Season with salt, pepper, and cumin. Garnish with parsley. Serve over rice.

Did You Know?

Olluco is one of the "lost crops" of the Andes — grown for over 5,000 years but still virtually unknown outside South America.