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Causa Rellena con Pollo (Peruvian Layered Potato and Chicken)

Causa Rellena con Pollo (Peruvian Layered Potato and Chicken) — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Total 01:00
Yield 6 or more

Ingredients

  • 10 medium potatoes (yellow, new, or red are a good choice)
  • 1 pound of shredded boiled chicken meat
  • 100 g mayonnaise
  • 25 g butter
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Lettuce
  • 3 hard boiled eggs
  • Black olives

Instructions

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