Potatoes with Cheese Sauce (Papas a la Huancaína)

Ingredients for Potatoes with Cheese Sauce (Papas a la Huancaína)

• 900g medium potatoes such as purple Peruvian or Yukon Gold (about 8)

• 1/2 teaspoons chopped garlic

• 110g queso fresco or feta, crumbled (scant 240ml )

• 120ml whole milk

• 1 tablespoon chopped onion

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 1 tablespoon bottled ají amarillo or ají mirasol paste (sometimes labeled "crema")

• Garnish: chopped pitted black Peruvian or Kalamata olives

• lime wedges (preferably Key lime)

How to make Potatoes with Cheese Sauce (Papas a la Huancaína)

Cover potatoes with water in a medium pot and season well with salt, then briskly simmer, covered, until just cooked through, about 20 minutes. Drain and cool, then peel.

Meanwhile, mince and mash garlic to a paste with a pinch of salt, then blend with remaining ingredients in a blender until very smooth and thicker than double cream (if necessary, thin with milk). Season with salt.

Cut potatoes crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.

Spoon some sauce onto 8 small plates, then top with sliced potatoes. Serve remaining sauce on the side.

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