Ocopa facts for kids

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Ocopa

Plate of ocopa
Place of origin	Peru
Region or state	Arequipa
Main ingredients	sun-dried chilis, onions, and cracker meal

Ocopa is a smooth sauce flavored with or black mint huacatay a plant, originally from the city of Arequipa, Peru. It may be served hot, as dressing for boiled potatoes, or used as a garnish for cold hard-boiled eggs. Ocopa is prepared with sun-dried yellow chilis and sautéed onions, garlic, and thickened with animal crackers and roasted peanuts.

Characteristic

The sauce is made with yellow pepper and mirasol pepper, both seared without seeds, onion and garlic also seared, evaporated milk, fresh cheese, crackers, peanuts, huacatay, salt and oil. All these ingredients are ground (traditionally in a fulling mill) or blended in such a way that they obtain a slightly pasty consistency and a characteristic color. The dish is decorated with a hard-boiled egg and a botija olive, in Arequipa it is normally accompanied by boiled potatoes or shrimp.

See also

In Spanish: Ocopa para niños