Peru | Pepián De Choclo | Chicken and Corn Stew

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Peru had a lot of options but this recipe in particular piqued my interest.

It is full of things I enjoy and had one, new to me, ingredient, Aji Amarillo paste, which I had to order from Amazon.

Everything else (chicken, broth, cilantro, corn, garlic, zucchini) I could get locally or was already in my pantry.

This was pretty easy to make.

The most difficult part was removing the corn from the cob and that really wasn't difficult.

Everything cooks, in stages, in one big pan.

And the end result is a spicy (but not too spicy) and slightly sweet (from the corn) stew with garlic and onions providing a nice base for the other flavors. I ate it over rice and loved it!

The Aji Amarillo added the spice but it also adds a really nice bright boost to all the other flavors as well. I'm going to be Googling other ways to use the paste because I really enjoyed the flavor it added and I still have half a jar of it.

Would I make this again? Absolutely!