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Butifarra Limeña with Turkey Ham

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  • Prep 10 min
  • Total 15 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 4
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The butifarra is a traditional Peruvian sandwich made with local ham called jamón del país. It's made by cooking a boned hind leg of pork with a mixture of ingredients like pepper, garlic, achiote and cumin. Since I live in California, I don't have easy access to this kind of ham, so I used turkey ham to create these delicious butifarras. I hope you like it as much as I do and prepare if for your next summer picnic.
Carla Gutierrez
Updated Sep 21, 2015
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Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 4 limes, juice
  • 1 ají amarillo, ground
  • 8 slices turkey ham
  • 4 lettuce leaves
  • 4 bread loaves or rolls
  • Mayonnaise, to taste
  • Mustard, to taste

Directions

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    1
    To make the criolla sauce, julienne the onion, add the lime juice and ají chopped into small slices or pieces.
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    2
    Heat the oven and warm the bread. Once warmed, cut the breads in half horizontally without separating the two sides.
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    3
    Spread the mayo, mustard and ground ají (optional).
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    4
    Add the lettuce and ham then cover in criolla sauce.

Expert Tips

  • tip 1
    If you can't find ají, you can use another type of pepper like serrano.

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  • The butifarra is a traditional Peruvian sandwich made with local ham called jamón del país. It's made by cooking a boned hind leg of pork with a mixture of ingredients like pepper, garlic, achiote and cumin. Since I live in California, I don't have easy access to this kind of ham, so I used turkey ham to create these delicious butifarras. I hope you like it as much as I do and prepare if for your next summer picnic.
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