Tuesday, July 31, 2018

El Pollo Inka's Peruvian Lomo Saltado (Copycat)


Serves: 4

Ingredients
  • 1 lb sirloin steak cut in thin slices
  • Salt and pepper for the meat
  • Pepper
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 small red onion cut in thick slices
  • 3 plum tomatoes cut in thick slices
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • ⅓ cup beef stock
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • salt and pepper for the cooked meal, before cilantro and fries
Toppings:
  • ½ cup fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
  • 2 green onions sliced, tip to tail [minus the root]
  • 2 cups french fries, freshly fried
Aji Sauce
  • ½ head Iceberg Lettuce, washed, torn and dried
  • 1 whole jalapeno, stem cut off [for less spice, deseed
  • and devein]
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ lemon, juiced
  • ½ head of cilantro leaves
  • ¼ tsp salt

Instructions
  1. To make french fries, peel and cut russet potatoes.
  2. Soak them in water for as long as you can. I soaked mine for a couple of hours.
  3. This takes the starch out and allows them to be crispier. Drain, dry and fry.
  4. Season the beef with salt and pepper.
  5. Add soy sauce, vinegar, beef stock and cumin in a bowl together.
  6. Put a pan over very high heat.
  7. Add oil and on very high heat cook half the meat, brown on one side, flip over and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
  8. Remove meat and repeat with second half.
  9. Stir in the onion and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes.
  10. Add the tomatoes and cook for just a minute. The tomatoes should hold their shape.
  11. Stir in soy sauce mixture.
  12. Add salt and pepper to taste
  13. Turn off the heat, toss with french fries
  14. Add chopped cilantro, green onion and serve with brown rice and aji sauce

To make aji sauce, add the iceberg lettuce, jalapeno, mayonnaise, lemon juice, ½ head of cilantro and ¼
teaspoon salt to the food processor and combine until completely smooth. Let sit for a few hours in the
fridge if you can. The sauce will begin to separate after a few days, so don't make too much at once.
Recipe by Dinner, then Dessert at http://dinnerthendessert.com/peruvianlomosaltadowithcilantroajisauceandbrownrice/

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