This causa is a spicy, potato-layered dish with meat that everybody loves! Even if people don't like certain ingredients, the combination is sensational!
Prep
28 min
Cook
81 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
8 russets potatoes
, peeled
0.5 cups vegetable oil
, or as needed
2 tablespoons minced aji amarillo
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2
, 5 ounce
1 small red onion
, diced small
0.5 cups mayonnaise
, divided
2 avocados
, cut into thin strips
3 hard-boiled eggs
, thinly sliced
Instructions
1
Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain.
2
Mash potatoes with a ricer or hand mixer until smooth. Gradually stir in oil until potatoes come together; add aji amarillo, salt, and pepper. Cool potato mixture in the refrigerator, about 20 minutes.
3
Stir tuna, onion, and 1/4 cup mayonnaise together in a bowl.
4
Line a casserole dish with plastic wrap. Spread 1/2 the potato mixture on the bottom of the dish. Spread 2 tablespoons mayonnaise over potatoes, spread tuna mixture over mayonnaise, and place avocado slices in a single layer on top of tuna mixture. Spread remaining 1/2 of potato mixture over avocados, and top with remaining 2 tablespoons mayonnaise. Place sliced eggs over top. Cover casserole dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
5
Invert casserole dish onto a serving dish or baking sheet to remove potato casserole from dish. Remove plastic wrap and cut casserole into squares.
Nutrition per serving
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