Recipes

Weeknight dinner doesn't have to mean compromise. This is 15 minutes, one pan, and it tastes like you planned it in advance. Aji amarillo — Peru's signature yellow pepper sauce — has a natural affinity with salmon. The pepper's fruity...

There's a category of dish that makes your whole house smell like somewhere you want to be. Braised short ribs is at the top of that list. Add aji rojo and it's somewhere in Peru. Rocoto pepper — the base...

Salmon on the grill is easy to get wrong. Too long and it dries out. Not enough flavor and it's just fish. The solution to both problems is aji verde. Verde — our green Peruvian sauce built on cilantro, garlic,...

Great ribs don't need a bottle of sweet, smoky American BBQ sauce. They need patience, a good rub, and something with real heat and character in the glaze. Aji rojo handles the last two. Rocoto pepper — the base of...

If ceviche is Peru's national dish, tiradito is its most elegant cousin. Same idea — raw fish, citrus, aji amarillo — but the execution is completely different. Where ceviche is cubed and marinated, tiradito is sliced thin and dressed at...

Ceviche is Peru's national dish. Not in the way that France claims coq au vin or Italy claims pasta — but in the way that it shows up at every table, every occasion, every coastal city from Lima to Piura....