Salchipapas

Name: Salchipapas
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: ½ cup vegetable oil for frying, plus 1 tablespoon; 1 Russet potato, peeled and cut in sticks; Salt and pepper; 4 sausages; 4 eggs (optional); Ketchup; Ají amarillo paste; Mustard; 2 parsley leaves, to garnish; Mayonnaise

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Peruvian Kitchen

By Morena Cuadra and Morena Escardó

Published 2014

About

This Peruvian fast-food dish is exactly what its name indicates: sausages (salchichas), and potatoes (papas). With such a short list of ingredients, you hardly need a recipe at all.

Ingredients

½ cup vegetable oil for frying, plus 1 tablespoon
1 Russet potato, peeled and cut in sticks

Americas
Peru
Lima
Main course

Method

Heat ½ cup vegetable oil in a heavy saucepan over high heat.
Dry the potatoes with paper towels and fry until golden brown. If you are using the frozen ready-made variety, heat them in a 450°F oven for 18 minutes.
Once they’re done, season the fries with sa