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Pique a lo Macho

Name: Pique a lo Macho
Cuisine: Bolivian
Ingredients: 300 grams beef strips; 2 cups fried potatoes; 150 grams sausages; 1 medium onions; 1 medium red bell peppers; 2 boiled eggs; 2 small chili peppers; 2 cloves garlic; 1/2 cup tomato sauce; as needed vegetable oil; to taste salt; to taste black pepper

Pique a lo Macho is a hearty Bolivian dish featuring a spicy mix of beef strips, sausages, and fried potatoes, often topped with boiled eggs and peppers. It reflects the robust and bold flavors favored in Bolivian cuisine and is popular as a shared meal among friends and family.

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Indigenous70%

Spanish30%

Ingredients

beef strips
300 grams
fried potatoes
2 cups
sausages
150 grams
onions
1 medium
red bell peppers
1 medium
boiled eggs
2
chili peppers
2 small
garlic
2 cloves
tomato sauce
1/2 cup
vegetable oil
as needed
salt
to taste
black pepper
to taste

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

This dish originated in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and is said to have been created to satisfy the appetite of workers seeking a filling, spicy meal after a hard day's labor.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Indigenous70%

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Spanish30%

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Techniques

frying sautéing boiling

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