15 December 2006

ají relleno de quinoa

I made these.

They are ají stuffed with quinoa. Ají with their seeds and veins can kill you; without, they are mild and sweet. Quinoa is an ancient grain more potent in protein than tofu; in this context, they have the texture of steamed cuttlefish eggs.

It took me 1.5 hours to unseed and devein 16 of these suckers and 15 minutes to stuff them. (Therein lies the reason the rounder, apple-shaped rocoto is more popular for stuffing.)

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