This is a reliably easy dish that always shows up at gatherings of my Peruvian hubby's family and friends. Potatoes come from Peru, after all, and this is the most common dish that you'll see, simple and delicious, as well as attractive to the eye. The story is, that in the little town of Huancaina in the mountains of Peru, a well-loved local cook had run out of most of her kitchen supplies and had to make a quick dish to feed hungry workers on the plantation, and this is what she came up with--one of those "whatever is left in the kitchen" recipes that just grew and grew in popularity. I am a Southerner by birth and come from a family that usually looks askance at "foreign" cuisine, but even they love this tasty dish! The sauce is so good you can add it too cooked pasta or pour over macaroni, add canned salmon or tuna and bake it into a delicious casserole the next day!

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