Beef Stir Fry
Beef Stir Fry
Lomo saltado or beef stir fry is my ultimate comfort food. Whenever I am craving meat this iconic Peruvian dish brings me back to childhood. What is lomo saltado? It’s marinated strips of sirloin steak stir-fry with soy sauce, chopped red onion, tomatoes, crispy French fries and ají amarillo, served with rice on the side. Delicious and easy to make at home.
Ingredients
- 18 oz sirloin steak cut into strips
- 1 red onion chopped thick
- 2 tomatoes quartered
- 1 ají amarillo chili pepper sliced finely, veins and seeds removed
- 1 teaspoon fresh garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 cup white rice cooked
- 6 potatoes cut thick
- ½ cup beef stock
- 4 tablespoon soy sauce
- 4 teaspoon red vinegar
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves
- ¼ teaspoon ground oregano
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cumin ground
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Place sliced potatoes in basket of air fryer and cook at 400° for 10 minutes. Shake basket and stir potatoes and cook until potatoes are golden and tender for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Cut the sirloin steak into strips. Make the marinade which consists of cumin, salt, vinegar, olive oil and soy sauce. Let it marinate for 10 minutes before cooking.
- Bring a tablespoon of olive oil to a very high heat in the pan. Add the marinated steak strips and fry it until browned.
- Add the onion, ají amarillo chilli pepper and the garlic paste. Fry for 1 minute whilst always moving the pan, add in the beef stock.
- Add the tomato and fry the ingredients in the pan for 30 seconds. Finally add the oregano and French fries, tossing everything together for another 10 seconds.
- Serve immediately with white or brown rice.
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