Huatía

Adapted by StarChefs.com
October 2014
Yield: 4 servings

INGREDIENTS:

Confit Guinea Pig
1/4 guinea pig
2 grams salt
20 grams duck fat
200 milliliters vegetable oil
Charqui
100 grams charqui (dried alpaca meat)
1 sheet rice paper
30 grams egg whites, beaten
Huatía
2 kilograms dirt
1 liter water
200 grams salt
5 grams huacatay leaf (similar to mint)
5 grams muña leaf (similar to mint)
5 grams paico leaf (epazote)
40 grams chaulina potatoes
40 grams cacho de toro potatoes
40 grams puka sonqo potatoes
40 grams ritipa sisan potatoes
40 grams wenqos potatoes
20 grams ichu (dried grass from the Puna grasslands)
Kapchi
300 grams queso fresco, crumbled
20 grams finely chopped rocoto chiles
5 grams finely chopped cilantro
5 grams finely chopped huacatay leaf
50 milliliters milk
Broad Bean Kapchi
5 milliliters sunflower oil
30 grams finely chopped red onion
5 grams finely chopped garlic
5 grams aji panca chile paste
100 grams cooked broad beans, milled
100 grams cooked yellow potato, milled
200 grams brunoised, cooked broad beans
200 grams queso fresco, crumbled
1 hard boiled egg, grated
5 grams huacatay leaf
milk
salt
Sacha Inchi Praline Paste
200 grams sugar
150 grams water
600 grams toasted sacha inchi nuts
50 milliliters olive oil
2 grams Maras salt
Chaco
60 grams chaco (edible Andean clay)
Porcón Mushroom "Cream"
50 grams dried porcón mushrooms
50 grams water, warmed to 80ºC
5 grams olive oil
1 gram Maras salt
Huamantanga Potato Skins
500 grams sunflower oil
Skins from 4 large cooked huamantanga potatoes, dried
salt
Andean Mayonnaise
180 grams vegetable oil
10 grams muña leaf, coarsely chopped
10 grams paico leaf, coarsely chopped
10 grams huacatay leaf, coarsely chopped
10 grams chinch (bark of cinchona tree), coarsely chopped
5 grams coarsely chopped garlic
10 grams coarsely chopped red onion
60 grams eggs
1 gram salt
180 grams vegetable oil
Chive Water
50 grams chives, blanched and shocked
100 grams water
3.85 grams xanthan gum
To Assemble and Serve
300 milliliters sunflower oil
15 grams rocoto chile brunoise
2 grams Maras salt
2 grams powdered porcón mushrooms
hazelnut oil
Sacha inchi oil
Thinly sliced green onions

METHOD:

Confit Guinea Pig

Heat the water bath of an immersion circulator to 75ºC. Season guinea pig with salt and place in a vacuum bag with duck fat and seal. Cook sous vide 12 hours. Separate skin from meat and sear both on the plancha. In a sauté pan, heat oil and fry skin and meat until golden brown; drain on paper towels. Transfer to a dehydrator set to 65ºC and dry 12 hours. Remove from dehydrator, cool, and store in airtight container.

Charqui

Soak charqui in water for 1 hour; drain and cut into a small dice. In a dehydrator set to 65ºC dry charqui. Transfer meat to a food processor and grind to fine powder. Brush rice paper on both sides with egg whites, Sprinkle with charqui powder, and cut into sixths. Dry at room temperature for 2 hours. Store in an airtight container.

Huatía

Heat a combi oven to 165ºC with 10 percent humidity. In a large mixing bowl, combine dirt, water, and salt, mixing with hands to consistency of wet dough. Transfer half the mud-dough to 20-centimeter deep quarter hotel pan, pressing the mud to cover the bottom. In a large hotel pan, combine herbs and potatoes. Make a nest for the potatoes out of the ichu. Place potatoes and herbs in the nest and cover completely with ichu. Transfer nest to center of pan with mud and cover with remaining mud, pressing to make a compact brick. Transfer brick to a half sheet tray by inverting the pan and sliding the brick out. Bake 90 minutes. Let rest 20 minutes before serving.

Kapchi

In a bowl combine cheese, chiles, and herbs. Mix in enough milk to make a paste. Cover and chill.

Broad Bean Kapchi

In a sauté pan, heat oil and sweat onion and garlic until translucent. Add chile paste and cook until oil is released from paste; remove from heat. In a large bowl, combine milled broad beans and potato. Add contents of pan to a bowl and fold together. Fold in broad bean brunoise, queso, egg, and huacatay. Add milk to loosen. Season with salt, cover, and chill.

Sacha Inchi Praline Paste

In a sauté pan, combine sugar and water and bring to 113ºC. Add nuts, stirring to combine. When mixture foams, remove from heat, pour nuts onto a silicone mat, and cool. Heat a sauté pan, add cooled nuts, and toast until gold brown; remove from heat and cool. Transfer nuts to a food processor and grind to a paste. Blend in oil and season with salt.

Chaco

In a bowl, combine Chaco with 100 grams Sacha Inchi Praline Paste, whisking to make small Chaco rocks. Store in an airtight container.

Porcn Mushroom “Cream”

Soak mushrooms in water 1 hour. Transfer mushrooms and water to a blender and blend to consistency of cream. With the motor running, drizzle in olive oil. Season with salt.

Huamantanga Potato Skins

In a pot, heat oil to 140ºC. Fry potato skins until crisp. Drain on paper towels and season with salt. Transfer to a dehydrator set to 65ºC and dry 12 hours. Remove from dehydrator, cool, and store in an airtight container.

Andean Mayonnaise

In a sauté pan, heat 30 grams oil and sweat herbs, garlic, and onion until tender; remove from heat and cool. Transfer to a blender with egg and remaining oil. Blend until emulsified, season with salt, cover, and chill.

Chive Water

In a blender, combine chives and water and blend until the color is bright and deep green. With the blender running, mix in xanthan gum. Scoop out and discard foam at the top of the blender, reserving liquid.

To Assemble and Serve

Warm Guinea Pig in a dehydrator. In a sauté pan, heat oil to 180ºC and fry Charqui until crisp; drain on paper towels. Open Huatía at the table and help guest uncover the potatoes. Serve with Guinea Pig, Charqui, Kapchis, Chaco, Porcón Mushroom "Cream," Huamantanga Potato Skins, and Chive Water. Finish with rocoto brunoise, Maras salt, mushroom powder, hazelnut oil, sacha inchi oil, and green onions.