Picante de mariscos (Peruvian recipes)

Total Time: 2 hours. Quantity: 6-8 persons. Calories: 100 kcal.

Peruvian Picante Criollo.

The Picante de mariscos, is a typical Peruvian dish, characterized by its rich spicy flavor, since its preparation is made with a dressing where chili peppers are added, such as aji panca and mirasol, and also with seafood, to combine one and another ingredient; and in this way make it unique. Nowadays we can prepare a spicy dish, with ingredients that we find within our reach, and enjoy one of the most popular foods in Peru.

Let's see how to prepare it!

Picante de mariscos  (Peruvian recipes)

Ingredients.

• 500 g of seafood (mollusks and crustaceans).
• Umami seasoning (known as "Ají-no-moto").
• 1 head onion, cut into small squares.
• 1 piece of fresh butter.
• 3-5 tablespoons of fresh aji escabeche.
• 473.18 ml of vegetable oil.
• 3-5 tablespoons (75 g) fresh minced garlic.
• 3-5 tablespoons (75 g) of aji panca bell pepper.
• 1 tablespoon of pepper.
• 1 tablespoon cumin.
• 1 tablespoon salt or to taste.
• 1 sprig of coriander (Optional).

Season the seafood, according to your taste.

Procedure of the recipe.

1. On a clean and comfortable frying pan; prepare a basic dressing, adding oil, and the piece of fresh butter.
2. After making the butter melt in the oil, add the chopped onion, and season with salt to taste.
3. Sauté and season well. Then add the pickled chili cream, the crushed garlic, and with the help of a spoon, move lightly from one side to the other.
4. Let the preparation take consistency and add the seafood mix. Cook at normal temperature. Do not forget to add a spoonful of aji panca, and leave ready.
5. Let it cook until it is well browned. 
6. Optionally add a piece of rocoto pepper to chop it. This is done when the preparation is about to finish.
7. Serve with white rice and fruit juice.

The Picante de mariscos, is a typical Peruvian dish

Note: When "crema de escabeche" is mentioned, it refers to the same cream that is used for the huancaína potato, this cream can also be replaced by aji panca, or mirasol. But without letting it bite.

Video of the preparation in Spanish