Butifarra Limeña with Turkey Ham

Prep 10 min
Total 15 min
Ingredients 8
Servings 4

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. MORE + LESS -

Ingredients

onion

limes, juice

ají amarillo, ground

slices turkey ham

lettuce leaves

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.
2

Heat the oven and warm the bread. Once warmed, cut the breads in half horizontally without separating the two sides.
3

Spread the mayo, mustard and ground ají (optional).
4

Add the lettuce and ham then cover in criolla sauce.

Expert Tips

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.