Dinner
Lomo Saltado
Lomo Saltado is a classic Peruvian stir-fry that combines tender beef, crispy potatoes, and savory flavors. This dish is even better than your favorite local spot, thanks to the zesty punch of aji amarillo paste and the garlic-infused butter rice. It's a flavor explosion that'll have you reaching for seconds!
Dinner
Lomo Saltado
Lomo Saltado is a classic Peruvian stir-fry that combines tender beef, crispy potatoes, and savory flavors. This dish is even better than your favorite local spot, thanks to the zesty punch of aji amarillo paste and the garlic-infused butter rice. It's a flavor explosion that'll have you reaching for seconds!
The Recipe
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 500g tender steak (skirt steak, ribeye, or filet)
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- Onion powder, to taste
- 2 potatoes, for frying
- 1 red onion, cut into wedges
- 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- Olive oil, for cooking
- Cilantro, for garnish
Sauce
- 1/2 cup beef broth
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 tablespoon aji amarillo paste
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
To Serve
- Sticky garlic butter rice
- Spicy aji sauce
Instructions
- 1
Cut your steak into thin strips and season with salt, pepper, and onion powder.
- 2
Heat some olive oil in a wok and cook your meat until it's about three-fourths of the way cooked through. Then remove it.
- 3
Add the onions and crushed garlic to the wok and sauté together.
- 4
For the sauce, combine beef broth, soy sauce, vinegar, aji amarillo paste, cumin, and white pepper.
- 5
Add the sauce and the tomatoes into your onions. Let them cook for about two minutes.
- 6
Add the steak back into the wok and cook it all the way through.
- 7
Fry your potatoes until they're super golden and crispy.
- 8
At the very end, add the fried potatoes to the Lomo once the heat is turned off and right before serving.
- 9
Add in some cilantro, mix it all together, and then plate it with some sticky garlic butter rice.
- 10
Serve with spicy aji sauce.
The Recipe
Instructions
- 1
Cut your steak into thin strips and season with salt, pepper, and onion powder.
- 2
Heat some olive oil in a wok and cook your meat until it's about three-fourths of the way cooked through. Then remove it.
- 3
Add the onions and crushed garlic to the wok and sauté together.
- 4
For the sauce, combine beef broth, soy sauce, vinegar, aji amarillo paste, cumin, and white pepper.
- 5
Add the sauce and the tomatoes into your onions. Let them cook for about two minutes.
- 6
Add the steak back into the wok and cook it all the way through.
- 7
Fry your potatoes until they're super golden and crispy.
- 8
At the very end, add the fried potatoes to the Lomo once the heat is turned off and right before serving.
- 9
Add in some cilantro, mix it all together, and then plate it with some sticky garlic butter rice.
- 10
Serve with spicy aji sauce.