Charquicán
 Charquicán | |
| Type | Stew |
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| Course | Main |
| Place of origin | Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru |
| Region or state | Andean |
| Created by | Aymara |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | ch'arki (jerky), potatoes, pumpkins, and sweet corn. |
| Variations | Valdiviano, Tomatican. Modern versions use minced meat instead of jerky. |
Energy: 391 Kcal
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Charquicán is a stew dish that is popular in Chile, Peru, Bolivia and other countries in the Andean region, such as the Cuyo region of Argentina.
Charquicán is made with ch'arki or beef, potatoes, pumpkin, white corn, onion and sometimes peas and corn. It was originally made from dried and salted llama meat or beef. The modern Chilean version of Charquicán is made with minced beef and topped with a fried egg.
Origins
The word “charquicán”, from charquikanka, is thought to be a Quechua word meaning "stew with ch'arki (jerky)", though some have claimed that the word is a mix of the Quechua word ch'arki and the Mapudungun word cancan (dried roasted meat).[1] This dish was commonly eaten by merchants travelling between the port of Arica and the mines of Potosí and by peasants travelling with herds of livestock. Later, in the times of the Chilean War of Independence, the Charquicán cuyano was a frequently eaten by the soldiers of the Army of the Andes.
Variation
- Tomatican: has added tomatoes.
- Charquicán of quchayuyu, or Cochayuyicán: Meat or jerky replaced with quchayuyu seaweed (Durvillaea antarctica).
See also
References
- ^ Etimología de Charquicán http://etimologias.dechile.net/ retrieved July 30, 2013
External links
- Charquicán Recipe Recipe to make low sodium charquekán (Chilean beef stew).
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