Ají de gallina: Difference between revisions

| name = Ají de gallina

| image = File:Ají de gallina - Tradicional.jpg

| alternate_name = Ají de pollo

| main_ingredient = [[ChickenAjí amarillo]], [[ají amarillosofrito]]

| minor_ingredient = [[bread]], [[milk]], [[cheese]], [[Nut (food)|nuts]]

'''Ají de gallina''' is a [[Peruvian cuisine|Peruvian]] chicken [[stew]]. The dish is considered a popular Peruvian [[comfort food]], and the name translates to "chicken chili" or "hen's chili" in English.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aji de Gallina – Reloaded |url=https://perudelights.com/aji-de-gallina-reloaded/ |website=Peru Delights |publisher=perudelights.com |access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref> Ají de gallina is composed of a [[sofrito]] base made by sautéing [[red onion]], [[garlic]], and [[ají amarillo]] together, and adding shredded poached [[poultry]] and [[Stock (food)|stock]]. The stew is then thickened with bread soaked in [[milk]] or [[evaporated milk]], cheese such as [[parmesan]], and ground nuts such as [[pecans]] or [[walnuts]].

AjíAji de gallina is believed to have evolved from ''manjar blanco'' or [[white dish]], a combination of ground [[almonds]], milk, sugar, and chicken or fish, first introduced to Spain by the [[Moors]] prior to the [[Reconquista]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Aji de gallina |url=https://www.tasteatlas.com/aji-de-gallina |website=Taste Atlas |publisher=tasteatlas.com |access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Learn about the history of the legendary Ají de Gallina, a leading dish in Peruvian cuisine |url=https://peru.info/en-us/gastronomy/news/2/13/learn-about-the-history-of-the-legendary-aji-de-gallina--a-leading-dish-in-peruvian-cuisine |website=Peru.info |publisher=Peru.info |access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref>. While in Europe white dish became a dessert after the Middle Ages (see [[blancmange]]), in colonial Peru the stew was combined with indigenous chili peppers to form a savory entreeentrée. ItOral histories say it was created usingby leftoverformer chickenchefs to the French aristocracy fleeing the [[French Revolution]] and potatoesfinding new employment in the [[Viceroyalty of Peru]].<ref>{{cite nameweb |last1="Scattergood"Gill |first1=Nicholas |title=Aji de gallina |url=http://newworldreview.com/tag/aji-de-gallina/ |website=New World Review |publisher=newworldreview.com |access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref> OtherIt was created using leftover chicken and potatoes, and other variants include using turkey or canned tuna.<ref name="Scattergood"/>

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