Receta del tradicional Plato Paceño

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and often less expensive than beef.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is often less expensive and versatile.

green beans

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: frozen green beans

Frozen green beans are more affordable and have a longer shelf life.

Introduce the recipe for traditional Plato Paceño.

List the ingredients needed: 500 grams of punta de ese, choclo, papas, queso criollo, chimichurri, salsa de habas, and mozzarella cheese.

Cook the choclo and papas with their skins on.

Prepare the punta de ese by sealing it in a pan with some chimichurri and coarse salt.

Toast the queso criollo in the pan as traditionally done.

Add the cooked papas and choclo to the dish.

Prepare a broad bean mayonnaise with a touch of basil to serve on top of the dish.

Assemble the dish by placing the punta de ese, toasted papas, and choclo covered in melted cheese, and drizzle with the broad bean sauce.

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