Peruvian Lomo Saltado (Beef Stir Fry with Fries)
This Peruvian fusion dish is made with beef steak, onions, garlic, tomatoes, soy sauce, vinegar, and aji amarillo peppers. It is served with fries, rice, and pickled onions.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 ½ - 2 lbs. of beef steak – I used aNY steak cut sliced into medium size strips
- 2 tablespoons of oil
- 1 large red onion cut into large slices
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 3 roma tomatoes cut into eights or wedges, and seeds removed
- 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar add more to taste
- 2-3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 to 2 ajíes amarillos or Peruvian yellow chili peppers seeds removed, and cut into thin strips or finely diced – replace with other spicy peppers or mild sweet peppers for non-spicy version
- 1 tbs of finely chopped cilantro
- 2 green onions or scallions finely chopped
To serve:
- French fries
- Rice
- Peruvian style pickled red onions add diced aji amarillo to make them Peruvian style
- Avocado optional
Instructions
- Season steak strips with salt and pepper.
- Heat the oil in skillet or wok over high heat. Sear the meat strips over high heat.
- Remove from the skillet, reserve for later.
- In the same skillet, cook the red onion slices over high heat for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the crushed garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add the tomato pieces, mix and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Add the seared meat strips back into the skillet, and add the balsamic vinegar, rice vinegar, soy sauce and thin strips of Peruvian yellow peppers. Mix well and cook over high heat for another minute.
- Remove from heat.
- Sprinkle with cilantro and green onions.
- If you prefer to mix in the French fries with the lomo saltado you can do so, if not you can serve the fries as a side.
- Serve with white rice, Peruvian style pickled red onions, and avocado (optional).
