my family always every once in a while has an ethnic night where we cook ethnic foods and just have a ball trying new things... I have cooked wonderful egyptian foods, greek foods(a cousin is married to a greek man, learned a few cooking tips from him) italian foods, australian foods, and Morrocan foods... now I want to have a peruvian food night.

See link below for some yummy recipes from Peru. Also, you can just do a web search for "Peruvian recipes" for more.

Ceviche de Pescado Appetizer Serves 6 to 8 Preparation time: 3 hours Ingredients 2 pounds of white fish (mahi mahi is an excellent choice) 1 cup of lime juice 1 clove of crushed garlic 2 red peppers, diced 2 finely diced jalapeno peppers (to your preference) Salt and pepper to taste 1 large onion, finely chopped 2 stalks of celery, finely chopped Bunch of finely chopped cilantro 2 lettuce leaves per plate 12 to 16 corn on the cobs cut into 2 inch pieces cooked as usual 3 or 4 sweet potatoes, boiled and peeled 6 to 8 lemons cut in half and placed in center of table Preparation 1. Wash and de-bone fish and cut in 1/2 inch chunks 2. Season with lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Let it marinade for 1 hour 3. Add onion, jalapeno and red pepper, celery and cilantro. Marinade for 1 more hour 4. Serve on a bed of lettuce and add two pieces of corn on the cob and a portion of the sweet potatoes Arroz Tapado Main dish 6 servings Preparation time: 45 minutes Ingredients 3 cloves of garlic, minced 2 tablespoons of olive oil Lemon juice Salt 4 cups water 1 pound washed rice 1 onion, finely chopped 2 pound of slice steak 2 tomatoes, finely chopped 1 tablespoon tomato paste 4 tablespoons of raisins 5 black olives, chopped 2 hard boiled eggs, chopped 1 tablespoon of finely minced parsley Preparation 1. Sauté the garlic in oil, add a few drops of lemon juice, salt and the water and bring to a boil. Add rice and cook for 20-25 minutes or just tender 2. In other pan, stir in onions and sauté, add meat, tomatoes, tomato paste, raisins, olives, egg and parsley 3. Take a one-cup glass measuring cup and coat the inside with a little oil. Fill halfway with rice, add some meat filling and add more rice to top of cup. Invert onto a plate and carefully remove cup Leche Asada Dessert Serve 8 to 10 Preparation time: 1 hour Ingredients 1 can of sweetened, condensed milk 1 can of evaporated milk 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 8 eggs, beaten ¼ cup water Preparation 1. Mix the condensed milk, evaporated milk, ½ cup of sugar, the vanilla and eggs 2. In a saucepan dissolve ½ cup sugar in ¼ cup of water and heat carefully until it becomes syrupy and slightly tan 3. Pour the caramel in a glass baking dish and pour the milk mixture on top 4. Take a slightly larger glass dish and fill halfway with water. Place the dish with the milk mixture inside the larger dish and cover with foil. 5. Cook in a 400 degree oven for 30-45 minutes or until custard is completely cooked 6. Serve slightly chilled

Hi! Peruvian gourmet cook answering here! There are so many recipes that I could share with you... but I am going to give you two links with recipes that you are going to love. http://www.yanuq.com/english/index.htm and the best book I've seen and have with Peruvian recipes: http://www.artperucuisine.com/ Buen provecho! -Magoo