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Causa de Camote (Peruvian Sweet Potato Causes)

Name: Causa de Camote (Peruvian Sweet Potato Causes)
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Peru
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, boiled 1200 g; cooked chicken, shredded 500 g; lime juice 60 ml; red onion, finely chopped 120 g; ají amarillo paste 40 g; mayonnaise 150 g; black olives, chopped 100 g; fresh parsley 20 g; butter 50 g; fine salt 5 g

Sweet potato and lime layers filled with chicken, chillies and olives.

65 minutes · 6 servings · Moderate

Sweet potato puts a sweeter, earthier spin on the causa, and the colour contrast between the orange and green layers is half the appeal. Chillies and olives in the filling reflect a Chinese influence that has been in Peruvian cooking for generations. As with all causas, the layers are packed firmly so the roll keeps its shape when it is turned out.

Ingredients

sweet potatoes, boiled1200 g
cooked chicken, shredded500 g
lime juice60 ml
red onion, finely chopped120 g
ají amarillo paste40 g
mayonnaise150 g
black olives, chopped100 g
fresh parsley20 g
butter50 g
fine salt5 g

Directions

1
Pass the sweet potatoes through a ricer; add lime, aji paste, mayonnaise, butter and salt.
2
Fold in the shredded chicken, onion, olives and parsley.
3
Press half into a lined tin; add filling; cover with the rest.
4
Chill 3 hours; cut into wedges.

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