With the tiradito complete, Chavez moves on to making the chaufa. He shows off his expert knife skills as he slices through bok choy, scallions, hearts of palm, bell peppers, and more pineapple.

Ingredients. 1⅓ cups cooked white quinoa; 1⅓ cups cooked red quinoa; 1⅓ cups cooked black quinoa; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 6 eggs, beaten; 1 (¼-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped ...

Shrimp Chaufa (Peruvian Shrimp Fried Rice) Serves 4. 1 pound 16/20 shrimp, peeled and deveined; 2 ounces chopped garlic 4 ounces chopped ginger; 2 ounces sesame oil ...

1 Tbs. Chaufa base (or teriyaki sauce) 1 Tbs. Lomo base (or soy sauce) 1/4 cup diced red pepper. 1 Tbs. diced scallions. 2 Tbs. diced red onion. 1/4 cup snow peas. 1/4 cup diced Bok Choy. 2 egg whites ...

The Dish: Vegetarian Chaufa. Ingredients: 8 ounces white rice 2 ounces maduros (plantains) 3 ounces soy sauce 2 ounces sesame oil 1 egg 2 ounces julienned carrots 2 ounces julienned snow peas ...

If, like me, you are fascinated by the many cultures that influenced Peruvian cooking — arguably the next “hot” cuisine to fascinate foodies in this country — you’ll enjoy Ricardo Zarate ...

Arroz chaufa (Peruvian-Chinese fried rice) as served at La Polleria Peruvian Rotisserie & Taqueria on Lark Street in Albany. Susie Davidson Powell/For the Times Union.

Sumaq does indeed serve lomo saltado ($32) and chaufa ($27), but there’s also causa, which are little cakes of mashed potato filled with a choice of seafood ($14), flaky empanadas ($12), chunky ...