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Lomo Saltado

by Kimberley S in Rouxbe Videos

Lomo Saltado is a popular Peruvian dish that contains simple but delicious ingredients.

Serves
4
Active Time
35 mins
Total Time
1 hr

Step 1: Preparing Your Mise en Place

Preparing Your Mise en Place
  • 4 small russet potatoes
  • 1 medium green pepper
  • 1 medium red pepper
  • 1 large onion
  • 2 medium tomatoes
  • 1 lb beef tenderloin
  • 4 to 5 tbsp peanut oil
  • salt and pepper (to taste)

Preheat your oven to 475º degrees Fahrenheit. Peel, rinse and cut the potatoes into small, even strips then place into a bowl of hot tap water for at least 15 minutes. Slice the peppers into 2-inch strips. Slice the onion. Core and cut each tomato into 8 wedges. Thinly slice the beef against the grain into bite-sized pieces.

Drain the potatoes and pat dry. Toss the potatoes with about one tablespoon of the oil. Season well with salt and pepper and toss again. Oil a baking tray with 3 or 4 tablespoons of the oil. Lift the potatoes out of the bowl and place onto the baking tray. Arrange them in a single layer, wrap with foil, and place into the oven. Bake for approximately 10 minutes.

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Step 2: Making the Rice

Making the Rice
  • 1 1/2 cups jasmine rice
  • 1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons cold water
  • 1 tsp vegetable bouillon
  • 1/2 tsp Kosher salt

To make the rice, rinse it under cold water until the water runs clear. Place the rice, water, vegetable bouillon and salt into a pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Stir occasionally, so the rice doesn’t stick together. Once it comes to a boil, stir continuously until almost all of the liquid evaporates. Turn the heat to the lowest setting, cover tightly and set a timer for 15 minutes.

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Step 3: Checking the Potatoes

Checking the Potatoes

Remove the foil from the potatoes. Continue to bake for approximately 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown underneath. Once golden on the underside, flip them over and continue to bake for another 10 to 15 minutes, or until golden on both sides.

Step 4: Cooking and Finishing the Dish

Cooking and Finishing the Dish
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp sambal oelek (or to taste)
  • 3 tsp peanut oil
  • salt and pepper (to taste)

To cook and finish this dish, everything is about timing. First check the rice. When it's done, turn off the heat and fluff with a fork. Set it aside with the lid slightly ajar.

Before you start cooking, measure out the soy sauce, white wine vinegar and sambal oelek.

About 10 minutes before the fries are done, preheat a large fry pan or wok over medium-high heat. Add the oil, then the beef and season with salt and pepper. If your pan is not large enough, you may have to cook the beef in two batches. Cook the meat briefly; ideally the meat should be medium rare. Transfer it to a plate and reserve.

Add a bit more oil, then sauté the onions, letting them brown and soften slightly before adding the peppers. Once the peppers have soften slightly add the tomatoes. Continue to cook until the tomatoes just start to break down. Then add the sambal oelek, soy sauce, white wine vinegar and the reserved beef. Toss to combine, making sure everything is heated through. You may also need to turn the heat down slightly.

Meanwhile, remove the fries from the oven and place onto paper towel to drain. Before you add the potatoes make sure everyone is ready to eat. Ideally, the fries should still be crispy when you serve this dish.

When you’re ready, add the fries to the beef and fold everything together. Serve immediately with the jasmine rice.

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Notes

When making fries, it's best to soak the potatoes prior to cooking. Soaking removes some of the surface sugar from the potato and will give it a delicate, crispy crust. Cold water is often used, however, it's fine to use hot water to speed up the process.

Comments

Amazing!

This recipe seems very unique-I will try it soon!

by Jen H | Jan 16, 2008 8:43pm | Permalink
Viva Perú!

Being half Peruvian I was quite pleased to see one of the most wonderful dishes of my father's homeland gaining in popularity. While the recipe isn't 100% authentic, as it substitutes Sambal Ulek (Oelek) for ají amarillo (Peruvian Yellow Chili) I understand the change as it can be quite difficult to find outside of South America. I haven't tried this recipe yet but I hope those who do enjoy a peak at one of the world's most rich culinary cuisines.

by Bob L | Jan 18, 2008 2:04am | Permalink
Simply Delicious!

I made this recipe last night for dinner and was very happy with the end result. I did however substitute the Sambal Ulek for thai chile sauce and I did not have green peppers so I only used red peppers. I also added a little fresh garlic to the recipe.
I made the rice in my little rice maker and that worked out perfect. I will definitely make this recipe again!

by Julie S | Jan 18, 2008 2:54pm | Permalink
yeahhh arriba peru!!!!! karajoo!!!!!

as a peruvian prepare this recipe, this wonderfull fusion of some chines tecnics, ingredients and peruvians ingredients too.....man is great!!!!! i love peru jeje...i wanna finish my gastronomics studies and go to other country and show them my culture and the wonderfull flavours of my country.........PERU!!!!!!

vamos resaltemos la cocina peruana !!!!!!!!!!!!!fusion de sabores y cultura!!!!!!!!

aikomex!!!!

by Aikomex N | Jan 25, 2008 9:49am | Permalink
more peruvians dishes....!!!!!!!!!!!!! karajo!!!!!!!!

please more peruvian dishes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Aikomex N | Jan 25, 2008 9:59am | Permalink
Yum!

I made this for dinner last week. It was easy to put together and fun to make. Although my family thought it was a bit too spicy, I enjoyed the zesty flavor! Thank you for this recipe ... it adds variety to our dinner menu.

by Lisa M | Jan 29, 2008 3:36pm | Permalink
the potatoes are great on their own

I have not yet made the entire recipe but I thought the potatoes looked yummy on their own. I made them and they tasted better than my favourite
"twice cooked" french fries. I have no idea why soaking in hot tap water works, but it does. I didn't have russet potaoes so used yukon gold and used a stoneware baking pan. They really were great.

by Liz S | Jan 31, 2008 7:38pm | Permalink
Soaking Potatoes in Hot Water

We're happy you enjoyed the fries!

When making fries, it's best to soak the potatoes prior to cooking. Soaking removes some of the surface sugar from the potato and will give it a delicate, crispy crust. Cold water is often used, however, it's fine to use hot water to speed up the process.

If you click on "Text Recipe", we often add these extra bits of information in the Notes section at the bottom of the page.

by Kimberley S | Feb 1, 2008 1:41pm | Permalink
Lícito o fraudulento

En el blog “Cocinando Ideas” se utiliza material de Rouxbe.com copiando imágenes de la reproducción de los videos sin mencionar la procedencia, tomando la “precaución” de eliminar de las fotos la firma que aparece en la parte inferior derecha: rouxbe.com

La pregunta que me hago es si esta práctica es lícita o se están quebrantando las leyes del Copyright, es decir si se trata de una utilización indebida o está dentro de los límites permitidos por su comunidad y cuenta con su conocimiento y aprobación.

Les agradezco su atención y aprovecho esta ocasión para felicitarles por este Sitio Web, llevan a cabo un excelente trabajo.

Recipe “Lomo Salteado”

http://cocinandoideas.blogspot.com/2008/02/lomo-saltado.html

Recipe “Spanakopitas”

http://cocinandoideas.blogspot.com/2007/10/unas-ricas-spanakopitas.html

Muchas gracias, reciban un cordial saludo.

by Olivia M | Feb 7, 2008 4:10am | Permalink
Peru es lo maximo!!!! X3

Me parece muy bien que esten poniendo recetas de nuestro pais perú, ya que pienso que tenemos recestas muy variadas y deliciosas, porque PERU IS THE BEST!!!! XDDD

by Fatima A | Feb 7, 2008 8:48am | Permalink
In response to..."Lícito o fraudulento"

Hi Olivia,

First of all, thank you for your support and for bringing this site to our attention. To answer your question, we did not authorize this blogger to use our content, nor are we in partnership with them. We appreciate people blogging about us, so much so that we have made part of our site embeddable. If people are going to refer to our content, we would appreciate that they credit us and follow the Terms of Use as posted on our site (rouxbe.com/toc). It's a shame if people mis-use the content on our site, as part of our proceeds go to feed hungry children.

Rouxbe is definitely working to support other languages. Our goal is to teach skill and techniques to people around
the world, and to help them become better cooks.

Thanks again,
Dawn

Hola Olivia,

Primero que nada, gracias por tu apoyo y por informarnos de este sitio. Para responder a tu preguna: Nosotros no autorizamos a este blogger el uso de nuestro contenido, y tampoco estamos asociados con ellos.

A nosotros nos gusta que la gente nos incluya en sus blogs, tanto que parte de nuestro sitio puede ser copiado para estos propositos. Si la gente va a hacer referencia de nuestro contenido, osotros esperamos y agradeceriamos que se nos acreditara, y que se siguieran los Terminos de Uso que estan publicados en nuestra pagina (rouxbe.com/toc). Es un pena si la gente mal usa el contenido de nuestra pagina, sobre todo porque parte de nuestras donaciones son dirigidas a alimentar a ninios en el mundo que carecen de alimentos.

Definitivamente, Rouxbe esta trabajando para lograr el uso de otros lenguajes. Nuestro objetivo es enseniar habilidades y tecnicas a la gente del mundo, para que asi se vuleven mejores cocineros.

Gracias nuevamente.

Dawn.
p.s. I had Sergio one of our camera men translate this for me... thanks Sergio.

by Dawn T | Feb 7, 2008 3:22pm | Permalink
Caramelized onion?

Would there be any flavor advantage to using Rouxbe's caramelized onion in this Lomo Saltado recipe?

by Ken J | Feb 17, 2008 1:08pm | Permalink
Caramelized Onions Not Necessary!

I have to say in this case the dish is already flavorful enough. Also the texture of caramelized onions would not lend itself as nicely as the sauteed onions do.

That being said, no one is stopping you from trying this out. But I say save your caramelized onions for something else...like inside a panini or with grilled pork or chicken.

by Dawn T | Feb 17, 2008 8:20pm | Permalink
Beef?

I'm not a beef fan, what other meat would you reccommend?

by Valerie J | Apr 15, 2008 3:20pm | Permalink
Substitutes for Beef

Pork tenderloin would work just as well. Even chicken, or tofu. Really the flavors in this dish are so big you could even make the dish leaving out the meat or tofu, and serve it with a nice piece of white fish.

by Dawn T | Apr 15, 2008 3:32pm | Permalink
recipe mix-up

The "Cooking and finishing the dish" step brings you to the "Mise en Place for the Sauce" step in Lemon Chicken w/ Pine Nuts and olives instead of the Lomo Saltado. I don't know why it does this. I've played the Lomo Saltado recipe before and it worked then.
Just thought you might like to fix this mix-up.

thanks,
Jason

by Jason G | Jun 21, 2008 4:16pm | Permalink
Nice Catch

Thanks Jason, not sure why that happened, but thanks to you, it is now fixed. Looking at the recipe right now makes me hungry. I think I might actually make this for dinner tonight, so thanks for the inspiration :-)

by Dawn T | Jun 21, 2008 5:45pm | Permalink
Quite nice

Gave it a go, and was pleased with the end result -- tangy with some heat and very hearty. Although, I used faux beef but it was still great with a glass of pinot noir on the back deck.

thanks.

by Michael P | Jul 22, 2008 2:10am | Permalink
Huh?

I have watched all the video recipes, except this one.This oneis not in the video collection of Rouxbe. I came to this link with the help of Joe's suggestion here rouxbe.com/recipes/1092/comments.

How could this be? I am a real fan of the video recipes so I hope I don't miss any recipe.

by Naouar Z | about 1 month | Permalink
Good Catch

It was a setting that we had placed on this particular recipe. It has since been fixed, so it should come up when you search under "mains" or "lomo" or even "beef".

And just for the record I made this the other night for dinner, I had forgotten just how good it was. Both Joe and I thought it was really delicious.

Thanks for keeping us on our toes Naouar!

by Dawn T | about 1 month | Permalink

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