Lomo Saltado is one of the most popular dishes in Peru as it’s easy to make, it uses simple ingredients and it’s very tasty. I personally don’t like beef that much that’s why I don’t make it often but beef lovers usually go crazy over it.
There are rumours that this dish was invented by a Chinese as there is a lot of Asian influence in Peru and also because of the Chinese ingredients it has like soy sauce and chives. Some other people say the original version didn’t have these ingredients but, however it is, I prefer the taste of the recipe that has them.
You need a very high temperature for making this dish. As you can tell in the photos it has to be smoking all the time.
It’s usually served with rice and French fries but if you take them off the plate, you could include this dish to your diet in case you want to lose weight. Anyways, enough talking, let’s go the action.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 medium red onion, cut into thick slices
- 2 medium soft tomatoes, peeled and cut into thick slices
- 1 big clove of garlic, chopped
- 1 tsp of Yellow hot pepper
- 1/2 cup of chives, chopped into medium pieces
- A bunch of fresh cilantro(1/2 cup chopped and the rest for decoration)
- 2 tbsp of soy sauce
- 1 tbsp of oyster sauce
- 3 tbsp of vinegar
- 2 big yellow potatoes, cut into thick slices and fried
- 500g of steak, cut into long chunks(see picture)
- 1 tsp of oregano
- 1 cup of beef broth(you can use a cube and water)
- 1 red or yellow pepper, cut into thing slices
- Salt and Pepper
PREPARATION
1. Make sure every ingredient is chopped properly.
2. Fry the potatoes in very hot oil and put them in a separate bowl when crunchy.
3. Start heating up oil in a big frying pan as we need a very high temperature for this dish. Season the steak with salt, pepper and the chopped garlic.
2. Mix the soy sauce, oyster sauce and vinegar in a small bowl.
3. Stir-fry the steak with the Amarillo hot pepper(if desired)until it gets browner outside and put it in a separate bowl.
4. Stir-fry the onions and tomatoes in the same frying pan. Add more oil if necessary(it has to be hot). Mash the tomatoes a little bit so the juice comes out and after about a minute put the steak back into the pan.
5. Add the soy sauce, oyster sauce and vinegar mixture. Add oregano, red or yellow pepper, cilantro, chives and beef broth. Taste and add salt if needed.
6. Switch the heat down to low temperature and let it simmer until everything it’s cooked (but not over cooked)
7. Serve with rice and French fries. Decorate with cilantro leaves(this also gives more flavour)
NOTES
* Of course the taste wouldn’t be the same but you can use leftover fries or even bought from fast food chains if you want it simpler.
*You can use other kind of potatoes instead of yellow.
*You could either mix the fries into the whole steak mixture or serve it separate as in the picture.
*You could pour in a bit of Pisco if you have it.
*The stir-frying is a quick process, if it takes too long then food could be over cooked
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