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Pique Macho

Name: Pique Macho
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Bolivia
Ingredients: 400g Beef; 4 Sausage; 4 Potato; 1 Onion; 2 Tomato; 1 Green Bell Pepper; 2 Green Chili Pepper; 2 Hard-boiled eggs; 1 tbsp Soy Sauce; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 1 tsp Salt; To taste Oil for frying; To taste Mustard

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Beef, sausage, onion, and chili fried and piled on fries — Bolivia's bold sharing platter.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Pique macho is a bold sharing platter said to come from Cochabamba: fries are heaped with stir-fried beef, sausage, onion, tomato, and hot chilies and topped with boiled egg. One story behind the name holds that whether you could handle the hot chilies was proof of your manliness.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a Bolivian eatery on the weekend, friends pick at a big platter of pique macho in the middle, taking on the hot chilies and washing them down with beer.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Beef 400g
Sausage 4
Potato 4
Onion 1
Tomato 2
Green Bell Pepper 1
Green Chili Pepper 2
Hard-boiled eggs 2
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp
Cumin powder 1/2 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Oil for frying To taste
Mustard To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the potatoes into sticks and fry into fries.
Cut the beef into strips and season with soy sauce, cumin, and salt.
Stir-fry the beef and sliced sausage in a frying pan.
Add the onion wedges, tomato, green pepper, and green chili and stir-fry briefly.
Spread the fries on a big platter and pile the stir-fry on top.
Top with halved boiled eggs and serve with mustard.

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