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Lomo Saltado (Peruvian Beef Stir-Fry with Fries)

Name: Lomo Saltado (Peruvian Beef Stir-Fry with Fries)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Peru
Ingredients: beef sirloin, sliced into strips 600 g; potatoes, cut into batons 600 g; red onion, sliced 200 g; ripe tomato, wedged 200 g; ají amarillo paste 30 g; garlic cloves, minced 15 g; soy sauce 30 ml; red wine vinegar 15 ml; vegetable oil 80 ml; fine salt 6 g; black pepper 2 g; white rice, to serve 400 g

Strips of beef sirloin stir-fried with onion, tomato and ají amarillo, served with rice and golden fries.

50 minutes · 4 servings · Moderate

Lomo saltado is the chifa dish that carries the Chinese wok and the Peruvian ají amarillo at once, usually served with rice and fries so the sauce has somewhere to go. The beef is seared hard in a very hot pan to build a crust before the vegetables go in, and the tomato is added late enough to keep some shape. Its heat is understood to be a dish for the morning after.

Ingredients

beef sirloin, sliced into strips600 g
potatoes, cut into batons600 g
red onion, sliced200 g
ripe tomato, wedged200 g
ají amarillo paste30 g
garlic cloves, minced15 g
soy sauce30 ml
red wine vinegar15 ml
vegetable oil80 ml
fine salt6 g
black pepper2 g
white rice, to serve400 g

Directions

1
Fry potato batons in 60 ml oil at 170°C for 5 minutes; drain. Re-fry at 190°C for 2 minutes until golden.
fries are golden and crisp
2
Heat remaining oil in a hot pan; sear beef strips in a single layer 2 minutes per side; remove.
beef is browned but still pink inside
3
In same pan, sauté onion 2 minutes; add garlic, ají amarillo and tomato; cook 2 minutes.
4
Return beef; add soy sauce and vinegar; toss 30 seconds and remove from heat.
sauce coats the beef lightly
5
Rest 2 minutes; taste and adjust salt.
6
Plate with rice and fries on the side.

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