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Lomo Saltado

Peru

Born from the fusion of Peruvian ingredients with Chinese wok cooking. One of the world's great fusion dishes.

Peruvian stir-fried beef — strips of sirloin wok-fried with tomato, red onion, ají amarillo and soy sauce, served with chips and rice. The definitive dish of chifa — Peruvian-Chinese fusion.

Authentic Peru Lomo Saltado recipe
Prep
15 mins
Cook
10 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
445 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

600gbeef sirloin, cut into strips
2red onions, cut into wedges
3tomatoes, cut into wedges
2ají amarillo chillies, sliced
3 tbspsoy sauce
2 tbspvinegar
fresh corianderto garnish
chips and riceto serve

Method

1

Heat wok until smoking. Stir-fry beef in batches until charred. Remove.

2

Add onion and chilli. Toss on high heat 2 minutes. Add tomato.

3

Return beef. Add soy and vinegar. Toss. Add coriander.

4

Serve over chips and rice.

Chef's Tip

The chips go under the meat — they absorb the soy-vinegar sauce and are the best part.

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