Rocoto chili peppers (Capsicum pubescens) are native to Peru and were consumed by the Incas and other Andean cultures millennia ago. Rocoto peppers look a bit like a squashed tomato, but taste nothing like them. These red (and sometimes yellow) peppers are hot, registering a similar level of “heat” on the Scoville Scale as the…
Condiments & Sauces
Ají Amarillo Sauce Recipe
In Peru, there’s one thing that goes well with chicken, fried yuca (yuquitas fritas), and potatoes. That’s Ají Amarillo sauce. The sauce (or paste) is made from the Peruvian yellow chili pepper, a key ingredient in ceviche, seco de carne, papa a la huancaína, causa rellena, and huancaína macaroni. Ají Amarillo (sweet yellow chili pepper) is…