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Lomo Saltado (Peruvian Beef Stir-Fry)

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Lomo Saltado (Peruvian Beef Stir-Fry)

Where the Andes meet the Wok. This Peruvian-Chinese fusion dish features tender beef strips stir-fried with onions, tomatoes, and soy sauce, served with crispy french fries and rice.

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Ingredients

  • ●500g sirloin steak
  • ●1 red onion
  • ●2 tomatoes
  • ●10g Raw red hot chili pepper
  • ●3 tbsp soy sauce
  • ●1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • ●300g French fried potatoes, oven baked, already cooked
  • ●2 cups white rice
  • ●13.5g Olive oil
  • ●16g Oyster sauce
  • ●5g Cilantro
  • ●2g Salt

Instructions

  1. 1
    Season beef with listed salt. Heat all measured oil and sear beef in two equal batches for 1-2 minutes per batch; set aside.
  2. 2
    Stir-fry onion and measured red chili for 3 minutes; add tomatoes for 30 seconds.
  3. 3
    Return beef and add all measured soy sauce, vinegar and oyster sauce. Toss and heat 1 minute; all sauce is served.
  4. 4
    Combine: Toss in french fries at the last second (or serve on side).
  5. 5
    Serve all beef, vegetables, sauce, cooked fries and listed cooked rice, divided into three servings, garnished with measured cilantro.

Recipe details

Cuisine
Peruvian-Chinese
Category
Main course
Preparation
14 minutes
Cooking
11 minutes

Estimated total: 25 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.

How these estimates were calculated
  • Prepare measured ingredients: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
  • pan preheat: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Chosen 10-minute initial preparation allowance includes implicit chopping and measuring; written preparation is not counted here again.
  • Explicit reviewed multiplication: 2 sides/batch actions; source quantities and pan capacity reviewed.
  • Matched to Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw, as a generic sirloin steak. Cooking itself does not make a raw reference uncertain.
  • red onion: USDA medium (2-1/2" dia) portion weight
  • Matched to Onions, raw, medium. Assumed a medium size for the single red onion.
  • tomatoes: USDA medium whole (2-3/5" dia) portion weight
  • Matched to Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average, medium whole. Assumed medium size for the two tomatoes.
  • Replace unspecified aji chili with a weighed fresh red chili.
  • soy sauce: USDA tbsp portion weight
  • Matched to Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu), tbsp.
  • red wine vinegar: USDA tbsp portion weight
  • Matched to Vinegar, red wine, tbsp.
  • Specify ready-cooked oven-baked fries rather than an unknown frying process.
  • white rice: USDA cup portion weight
  • Matched to Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked, cup. Assumed short-grain enriched white rice as a generic option.
  • Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method.
  • Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method.
  • Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method.
  • Table salt; unknown quantity means sodium is omitted, not guessed.
  • Raw red hot chili pepper: Replace unspecified aji chili with a weighed fresh red chili. Original: {"item":"Aji Amarillo chili","amount":"1","notes":"sliced"}. Authored: {"item":"Raw red hot chili pepper","amount":"10g"}.
  • Olive oil: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Olive oil","amount":"13.5g"}.
  • Oyster sauce: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Oyster sauce","amount":"16g"}.
  • Cilantro: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Cilantro","amount":"5g"}.
  • Salt: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Salt","amount":"2g"}.
  • French fried potatoes, oven baked, already cooked: Specify ready-cooked oven-baked fries rather than an unknown frying process. Original: {"item":"french fries","amount":"300g","notes":"cooked"}. Authored: {"item":"French fried potatoes, oven baked, already cooked","amount":"300g"}.
  • Raw red hot chili pepper: Replace unspecified aji chili with a weighed fresh red chili. Original: {"item":"Aji Amarillo chili","amount":"1","notes":"sliced"}. Authored: {"item":"Raw red hot chili pepper","amount":"10g"}.
  • Olive oil: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Olive oil","amount":"13.5g"}.
  • Oyster sauce: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Oyster sauce","amount":"16g"}.
  • Cilantro: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Cilantro","amount":"5g"}.
  • Salt: Recipe Studio chosen explicit quantity for an ingredient required by the written method. Original: not separately listed. Authored: {"item":"Salt","amount":"2g"}.
  • French fried potatoes, oven baked, already cooked: Specify ready-cooked oven-baked fries rather than an unknown frying process. Original: {"item":"french fries","amount":"300g","notes":"cooked"}. Authored: {"item":"French fried potatoes, oven baked, already cooked","amount":"300g"}.

lomo saltado · beef stir-fry · tomatoes · french fries

Estimated nutrition per serving

747 calories · 42 g protein · 72.6 g carbohydrate · 31.5 g fat · 1408 mg sodium

Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central and reviewed product references; ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Nutrients with incomplete inputs omitted. Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.

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