Peruvian Causa de Camarones

Name: Peruvian Causa de Camarones
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: 900 grams of yellow potatoes (Yukon Gold); 5 tbsp of mild yellow Peruvian (aji amarillo) chili paste (adjust to taste); 1 lemon; 250 grams of cooked medium-sized shrimp; 1 small red onion (or half a large red onion, 60g); 1 small sweet red bell pepper (or half a large red bell pepper, 60g); ½ cup Salsa Rosada (also called pink sauce or Salsa golf – (mayonnaise + ketchup)); 1 tsp chopped cilantro ( – optional); 2 hard-boiled eggs (peeled); 1 large avocado or 2 small ones; Salt and pepper to taste; Peruvian purple olives; Additional shrimp, additional hard-boiled egg (chopped or sliced), and additional avocado slices; Extra salsa rosada; Chili pepper slices – optional and to taste

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:30min

This classic Peruvian dish consists of layers of seasoned mashed potatoes, shrimp salad, hard-boiled egg slices, avocado, olives and pink sauce or salsa golf.

Updated at: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:21:56 GMT