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Carapulcra
Peruvian dried-potato and pork stew thickened with peanuts and seasoned with ají panca.
About Carapulcra
Carapulcra is a historic Peruvian stew centred on dried potato, with especially strong association with Ica. This profile follows Peru's official pork-belly version with ají panca, peanuts and port rather than combining it with other meat or regional versions.
Dried potato gives the stew an earthy, concentrated base for rich pork belly. Ají panca, cumin, clove and cinnamon build a warm, gently fruity spice profile, while roasted peanuts add savoury nuttiness and body and port contributes a rounded sweetness.
The finished stew is thick and rustic, with tender pieces of rehydrated potato and pork held in a brick-red sauce. Ground peanuts make the liquid substantial and slightly textured rather than smooth or brothy.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Peanuts.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Carapulcra
Ica-Style Pork and Dried-Potato Carapulcra.
- Dried potatoEarthy rehydrated stew base
- Pork bellyRich meat and cooking fat
- OnionSavoury aromatic
- GarlicAromatic depth
- Ground ají pancaFruity red chilli body
- CuminWarm earthy seasoning
- Chicken brothSavoury simmering liquid
- ClovesWarm aromatic spice
- Cinnamon stickSweet woody spice
- Roasted peanutsNutty thickener
- Port wineRounded fruit sweetness
- OilBrowning medium
- SaltSeasoning
- PepperPeppery seasoning
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Dried potato: . The dried potato maps to the established potato route while retaining its dried form in the ingredient name
- Pork belly:
- Onion:
- Garlic:
- Ground ají panca: . The source's ground panca chilli maps to the broader established chilli-paste route; its exact prepared form is not stated
- Cumin:
- Chicken broth: . The prepared broth maps to the established chicken-stock route; its complete formula and allergens are not supplied
- Cloves:
- Cinnamon stick:
- Roasted peanuts:
- Port wine:
- Oil: . The source names oil without specifying its plant source or blend
- Salt:
- Pepper: . The source does not state pepper colour; it maps to the established black-pepper route without a cultivar claim
Origins & food traditions
Peru's official tourism authority supplies the complete dried-potato, pork-belly, ají-panca and peanut recipe selected here. Its official account of emblematic potato dishes independently identifies Carapulcra as an old Ica-associated Creole stew with pre-Hispanic antecedents, meat, chilli and dried potato.
Countries
- Peru
- PeruCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Peruvian Cuisine
- Ica Cuisine
- Peruvian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.