How to prepare a causa rellena?
Patrick Aljord
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Causa Rellena Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds yellow potatoes or floury potatoes (boiled, peeled and mashed)
- ½ chicken breast poached and shredded
- 3 tablespoon of ground ají amarillo (yellow chili)
- 1 ½ avocados
- 2 tomatoes
- ½ chopped onion
- 1 key lime
- 2 boiled eggs
- Mayonnaise
- Salt, pepper y oil
For dressing:
- 1 boiled egg
- ½ avocado
- Black olives
- Chopped parsley
Preparation:
- Knead the potatoes and add the ground aji amarillo, key lime juice, salt, pepper, olive oil and thinly chopped onion (manage to get a compact and uniform dough).
- Add a little oil in a mold or baking pan of 8x8 inches and 2" deep approximately.
- The causa is made of 3 layers of potatoes so you need to divide the dough in 3 equal parts.
- Add the first layer at the bottom of the mold.
- Now, fill it with the shredded chicken and mix it with the mayonnaise, add as much mayonnaise as you like. Make sure to spread it evenly.
- Add another layer of potatoes. Grease this layer with mayonnaise and on top of it, add the thinly sliced avocado, tomatoes and egg.
- Finally, add the third layer of potatoes (press the whole using your palms to compact the causa)
- Unmold and dress with parsley, olives, and thinly sliced boiled eggs and avocado.
Tip:
- You can also use individual mini molds instead of one big mold.

