Featured Recipe:
Peruvian Roast Chicken

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THE STORY
Being lost for several days in the mountains of Peru while visiting a long time Italian Shaman friend of mine by the name of Luigi. I became aware of what sounded like angry old women shouting at a snarling mongral of a dog. The snarling sound, I soon learned was my tummy yearning for some morsel of nurishment. The shouting old woman was an old woman shouting for me to enter her humble shack from which emanated smells not unlike one might imagine coming from Gods kitchen. I stumbled in and before me was placed tumblers of Peruvian Ale and fire roasted chicken smelling of wood smoke and garlic, roasted potatoes of all shapes and some mysterious green sauce. The sauce was mild then...changing to fiery hot and tempting, I could not resist the glorious green sauce and dipped repeatedly with first chickem then potato, yelling for more, more, more of the green goodness....For my buddy Alan I give you that recipe passed down from generation to generation of old Peruvian Inn keepers....I found my way home but had a gallon of the stuff strapped to my Llama...
Peruvian Green Sauce

1 bunch of Cilantro washed well stems removed
5-12 Jalepenoes the more the hotter ahhhhh!!!!
2-4 cloves of garlic                                          
Some olive oil                                                  
Some salt                                                        
maybe some water                                            
           1. Put Cilantro, peppers, and garlic in blender.
           2. While blending add olive oil a little at a time
           3. Add salt to taste
           4. It should have a ketchup like consistancy
           5. Put in squeeze bottles and enjoy
The Chicken

Well..... Recipes for Peruvian chicken abound but this one seems the most interesting (and of course a bit more complicated) I list it here for my readers pleasure. There are actually two other recipes for ingrediants that are incorperated into the main recipe. Good luck my friends and remember the key thing here is  to spin a yarn and enjoy a good meal amd drink with friends you love......it's ok if the chicken a bit burned.

POLLO A LA BRASA

2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground black pepper
2 tsp. huacatay paste
1 tsp. aji yellow paste
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. ground achiote(annato)
1 tsp. minced garlic
lemon juice
from 3 lemons
All the above is per chicken

Rinse chickens well inside out,cut off excess fat, tuck the wings to back of chicken.
Mix all ingredients and make a soft paste, if necessary add some water. Rub the chickens with mixture inside and out, making sure you covered all parts of the chickens.Let them stand in refrigerator for six hours before you start arraging them in the rotisserie bar of your grill.


WHEN READY TO COOK:
Do not use any type of wood smoker when you do Pollo a la Brasa (Rotisserie Chicken)
You can introduce some real wood charcoals to your gas grill so it gives the charcoal flavor but NOT a smoky flavor. Even if your Grill is a Gas grill(charcoals will not last long, and will become ashes). It will take in a semi-open grill about 1 hour to 1 1/4 of an hour at medium heat (180 - 200 degrees F.) on an open Grill will take a little longer and temperature must be between 200 - 240 degrees F. Chicken should be about 12 inches away from fire at least.

Source: Chef Enrique's Kitchen

AJI MOLIDO CHILE PASTE YELLOW
Yield: 1 Cup


20 chiles, aji, yellow; chopped, substitute yellow wax hot chiles or jalapenos
1/4 cup olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp salt

Remove seeds and stems. Combine all ingredient in a food processor and puree to a fine paste. This is a HOT condiment. This South American chile paste can be used as a substitute whenever fresh chiles are called for. It will keep for two weeks or more in the refrigerator. For longer storage, increase the vinegar and reduce the amount of olive oil.

HUACATAY CHILI (AJI DE HUACATAY)


125 g mirasol chili
1 md sprig of huacatay
some leaves of saltwort; -(paico)
salt to taste
oil

Source: Comidas Criollas Peruanas/(Peruvian Creole Food Cookbook).

Roast the mirasol chili whole, cut in half and remove the pips and fibers; wash and grind with the well-washed huacatay leaves and saltwort until a smooth paste results.

Season with salt and a little oil and beat well. The sauce is then ready to serve-with potatoes, maize ears or boiled meat.