# Olluquito con Pollo

Olluquito con Pollo is a traditional Peruvian dish made with olluco (a type of potato), chicken, and seasoned with spices, served with white rice.

- Cuisine: Peruvian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 500 g olluco
- 2 unidades pierna de pollo deshuesada
- al gusto sal
- al gusto pimienta
- 3 cdas. aceite vegetal
- 1 unidad mediana cebolla roja
- 1 cda. ajo picado finamente
- 3 cdas. pasta de ají amarillo y/o panca
- al gusto perejil picado finamente
- 3 tazas arroz
- 3.25 tazas agua

## Instructions

1. Cut olluco in slices and then in strips.
2. Reserve olluco in a recipient.
3. Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
4. Add salt and pepper to chicken.
5. Add vegetable oil to a pot.
6. Add chicken and cook for 3 minutes over high heat.
7. Reserve the chicken in a recipient.
8. Add red onion and cook for 5 minutes over low heat.
9. Add garlic and cook for 5 more minutes.
10. Add ají amarillo and/or panca paste and cook for 10 minutes.
11. Add olluquito.
12. Mix well.
13. Add the golden chicken on top.
14. Cover and cook over low heat for 30 more minutes.
15. Add vegetable oil to a pot.
16. Add garlic.
17. Cook for 3 minutes until the garlic releases its aroma.
18. Add rice.
19. Brown rice for 2 minutes over low heat.
20. Add water.
21. Add salt.
22. Mix well, wait for it to boil, cover and cook over low heat for 20 minutes.
23. Return with olluquito, add salt and parsley.
24. Mix well.
25. Serve the rice and olluquito.

## Tips

- You can use a grater to shred the olluco.
- You can use vegetable oil or pork lard.
- For a spicier flavor, aji mirasol or aji panca paste can be added.
- If you are brave, you can put a fried egg on top.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/_7hLdf9rpTw
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/43fcbeb4-0335-4b6d-a73c-249af12f0dc9
- Extracted: 2025-06-07

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