Posting the rest of it in the new cooking thread that pookie started
Seco de res.ShowMeDaSauce said:What would you call a Peruvian beef stew with potato, carrot and canary beans? Probably use a 2-1 mix of panca paste and amarillo paste.
Oh man, you nailed that!Thegreenchilemonster said:Patasca.
Thanks man! It was even better over the next few days, reheated, just like menudo. It turns into a complete jello type consistency in the fridge, due to all of the collagen from the bone broth. Of course, it returns to a savory soup as soon as it heats back up.Tinnie said:Oh man, you nailed that!
I'm not even too big on tripe but I love this soup.
I'd encourage anyone visiting Peru to skip the hotel breakfast and head down to the local mercado for a big bowl of this delicious soup.
ÂThegreenchilemonster said:Shambar Peruano
This is a stew from Northern Peru with various cuts of meat, barley, and legumes. It is typically eaten on Mondays, but I was craving it today...so Shambar on a Tuesday! I made this shambar with lamb head stock, yerba buena, and goat.
After simmering the heads for the stock for a few hours, I pulled all of the meat off the heads, the the tongue, brains, eyes, cheeks, etc. I then minced this up finely together, adding it back into the soup during the last half an hour of the cook. I fried the onions, aji panca, and aji amarillo in a separate pan, then blended everything together, and added it to the stock pot with the broth. Once the goat was almost done cooking in the soup, I pulled all of the meat out, removed the bones, and added the meat back in.
A soup like this is difficult for photos, since there is so much hidden under that tasty broth. I snapped this pic before I covered the shambar the last 2 giant ladels of broth into the serving bowl.
This came out absolutely perfect. The barley and legumes soaked up the broth perfectly. The yerba buena adds a great complexity and freshness to the soup.
That cau cau looks on point!Tinnie said:Cau Cau de Mariscos
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Pretty simple tasty dish. Sautee some onion and garlic, add 2 Tbsp of Aji Amarillo continue to sautee for a few minutes. Add 1/2 tsp of cumin, corriander and tumeric (or to taste). Stir through 2 medium sized diced potatoes and add a cup of water. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until potatoes are nearly cooked, add your choice of seafood (I used a good fresh marinara mix from my fish monger), add frozen peas, cover again and occasionally stir till seafood is cooked through.
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Not the greatest photo as the fish and potato look kinda similar after cooking but turned out really good.
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Thanks man! I was wondering about the name as well, so I did some research. This article really dives into the history of shambar. As far as the name, this section I highlighted explains the origin pretty well.Tinnie said:Â
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I must have arrived in Trujillo on a Tuesday then, as i had every intention of trying this soup only to find out id missed it by a dayÂ
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Ive always want to try this as, with the exception of home cooking, you dont really see many Peruvian soups with legumes..... maybe habas in chupe??.... most seem to revolve heavily around potato and/or grain.....
Also the name Shambar.... very strange name in comparison to other dishes.... almost sounds like an Arabic name as opposed to a Latin or Quechua....Â