Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking by Virgilio Martinez

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  • Plantain, sweet potato, and potato chips (Chifle, camote y chips de papa)

    Plantain, sweet potato, and potato chips (Chifle, camote y chips de papa) (page 14)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

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  • Fried cassava sticks (Yuca frita) (page 17)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Snacks; Peruvian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: cassava; canola oil
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  • Cancha corn and lime (Canchita y limón) (page 18)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Snacks; Peruvian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: cancha corn; limes
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  • Sweet potato with chamomile honey (Camote con miel de manzanilla) (page 20)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Snacks; Peruvian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: chamomile flowers; honey; canola oil; sweet potatoes
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  • Banana and cacao nib smoothie (Batido de plátano y semillas de cacao) (page 23)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Beverages / drinks (no-alcohol); Peruvian
    • Ingredients: milk; bananas; cacao nibs
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  • Cherimoya and roasted orange smoothie (Batido de chirimoya y naranja asada) (page 24)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Beverages / drinks (no-alcohol); Peruvian
    • Ingredients: oranges; custard apple; honey
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  • Quinoa milk and berry smoothie (Batido de leche de quinua y frutos rojos) (page 25)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Beverages / drinks (no-alcohol); Peruvian
    • Ingredients: white quinoa; berries of your choice; honey
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  • Iced lime and chia smoothie (Granizado de limón y chia)

    Iced lime and chia smoothie (Granizado de limón y chia) (page 26)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Beverages / drinks (no-alcohol); Peruvian
    • Ingredients: limes; chia seeds
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  • Mango and fresh mint smoothie (Batido de mango y menta fresca) (page 27)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Beverages / drinks (no-alcohol); Peruvian
    • Ingredients: unsweetened almond milk; mint; limes; mangoes
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  • Quinoa punch (Ponce de quinua de Doña Blanca) (page 28)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Beverages / drinks (no-alcohol); Peruvian
    • Ingredients: white quinoa; milk; light brown sugar; Peruvian corn
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  • Quinoa milk (Leche de quinua) (page 29)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Beverages / drinks (no-alcohol); Peruvian; Vegan
    • Ingredients: white quinoa
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  • Orange and aloe cocktail (Cóctel de naranja y aloe vera) (page 30)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Beverages / drinks (no-alcohol); Peruvian
    • Ingredients: oranges; aloe vera leaves; honey
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  • Passion fruit and lemongrass cocktail (Cóctel de maracuyá y hierbaluisa) (page 30)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Beverages / drinks (no-alcohol); Peruvian
    • Ingredients: passion fruit pulp; lemon grass; simple syrup
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  • Lemon verbena and annatto seed cocktail (Cóctel de cedrón y achiote) (page 33)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Beverages / drinks (no-alcohol); Peruvian
    • Ingredients: lemon verbena; annatto seeds; limes; honey; grenadine syrup
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  • Pisco sour

    Pisco sour (page 37)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Cocktails / drinks (with alcohol); Cooking for 1 or 2; Peruvian
    • Ingredients: Pisco acholado; simple syrup; egg whites; Angostura bitters
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  • Señor de Sipán (page 40)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Cocktails / drinks (with alcohol); Cooking for 1 or 2; Peruvian
    • Ingredients: apple juice; raspberry syrup; Pisco acholado; Prosecco wine
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  • Pisco punch (Ponche de Pisco) (page 41)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Cocktails / drinks (with alcohol); Cooking for 1 or 2; Peruvian
    • Ingredients: Pisco acholado; pineapple juice; pineapple; Maraschino cherries
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  • Chamomile chilcano (Chilcano de manzanilla) (page 42)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Cocktails / drinks (with alcohol); Cooking for 1 or 2; Peruvian
    • Ingredients: chamomile; pisco; ginger ale; Angostura bitters
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  • Ginger chilcano (Chilcano de kión) (page 43)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Cocktails / drinks (with alcohol); Cooking for 1 or 2; Peruvian
    • Ingredients: ginger root; pisco; ginger ale; Angostura bitters
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  • Cuento del diablo (page 44)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Cocktails / drinks (with alcohol); Cooking for 1 or 2; Peruvian
    • Ingredients: Pisco acholado; aji limo chiles; Triple Sec; strawberry purée; limes; grenadine syrup; red chiles
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  • Mochika (page 47)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Cocktails / drinks (with alcohol); Cooking for 1 or 2; Peruvian
    • Ingredients: gold rum; pineapple juice; vanilla syrup; passion fruit purée; Angostura bitters; mint
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  • Sautéed roots and corn (Salteado de raices y maiz) (page 52)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Salads; Side dish; Peruvian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: blue potatoes; sweet potatoes; ocas; baby corn; Peruvian corn
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  • Broiled hearts of palm with amaranth (Chonta asada y kiwicha) (page 55)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Salads; Side dish; Peruvian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: olive oil; annatto seeds; amaranth grain; hearts of palm
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  • Corn, chimichurri, and queso fresco (Choclo chimichurri y queso fresco) (page 56)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Salads; Side dish; Peruvian; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: queso fresco; red onions; cilantro; parsley; mint; Peruvian corn
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  • Multicolored quinoa and mint (Quinua multicolor y menta) (page 58)

    from Lima: The Cookbook: Peruvian Home Cooking Lima by Virgilio Martinez

    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Side dish; Peruvian; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: red quinoa; white quinoa; black quinoa; shallots; oranges; apple cider vinegar; superfine sugar; radishes; mint; sacha inchi oil
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  • ISBN 10 1784720429
  • ISBN 13 9781784720421
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  • Published Oct 08 2015
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 224
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
  • Imprint Mitchell Beazley

Publishers Text

The growing popularity of Peruvian cuisine throughout the world has made Lima, the capital of Peru, a destination city for food lovers. Virgilio Martinez is the most famous young chef in Peru. His restaurant Central, in Lima, is among the best in the world and he has opened two LIMA restaurants in the heart of London. With this collection of more than 100 of Virgilio's fuss-free, contemporary recipes you can cook this fresh, vibrant, healthy food at home using your local fish, meat and vegetables - plus the superfoods for which Peruvian food is renowned.

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