Peru's Tasty Salsa Ocopa
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- 26 Aug 2022
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Salsa Ocopa is a traditional Peruvian sauce containing milk, queso fresco, huacatay leaves, aji amarillo, and several other ingredients. Peruvians typically serve the sauce as a dish that contains lettuce, potatoes, white cheese, black olives, and hard-boiled eggs.
This article will describe what Salsa Ocopa is and where it came from.
We will also show you the ingredients you need and explain how to make the delicious sauce, so let’s get cooking.
What Is Salsa Ocopa?
Salsa Ocopa is a traditional Peruvian sauce. The main ingredients include milk, queso fresco, huacatay, and aji amarillo.
However, depending on the recipe you are following, you might add several other ingredients to the sauce, like peanuts or crackers.
Many people who make the sauce often make it into a dish called Ocopa.
The dish is from Arequipa, a city located in Peru.
After making the sauce, Peruvians put potato slices and lettuce leaves into a bowl, then pour the sauce onto those ingredients and top it with eggs, cheese and olives.
Salsa Ocopa History
Salsa Ocopa originated in Peru. Specifically, the dish came from southern Peru in the city of Arequipa.
Arequipa is the next largest city after Lima (the capital of Peru).
Other than the dish’s origin city, there is not much information about Salsa Ocopa’s history.
However, Papa a la Huancaina is a separate Peruvian dish with a sauce that strongly resembles Salsa Ocopa.
The main theory is that this dish originated in the 19th century during the construction of Peru’s main railroad that spans from Lima to Huancayo.
How To Make Salsa Ocopa
Now that we are more familiar with this traditional Peruvian dish let’s take a look at the recipe.
Something to note about Ocopa sauce is that there are many variants of the dish.
Today we will be looking at one of the most common forms of Salsa Ocopa.
If you are ready to create this flavorsome sauce, let’s get started.
Ingredients
Below are the ingredients you need:
· ½ cup (118.29 mL) of milk
· ½ cup (118.29 mL) of evaporated milk
· ½ cup (118.29 mL) of mirasol chili peppers
· ¾ cup (177.44 mL) of chopped onion
· 2 tbsp (29.57 mL) of Aji Amarillo
· 1 clove of garlic
· 4 tbsp (59.15 mL) of toasted nuts
· ½ cup (118.29 mL) of toasted peanuts
· 6 soda crackers
· Huacatay leaves
· ½ cup (118.29 mL) of queso fresco
· Salt
