How to Cook Lomo Saltado With Chips

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 4 hours

Cooking time: 30 mins

Ingredients needed to make Lomo Saltado With Chips:

For the marinade:

• 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 5 fl oz soy sauce
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• ½ tsp dried orehano
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

For the lomo saltado:

• 1 lb 5 oz fillet steak, diced into 1 ¼’’ cubes
• 2 tomatoes, halved, deseeded and sliced into eighths
• 1 large onion, sliced into thick wedges
• 1 lb 5 oz chipping potatoes, peeled and sliced into long strips
• ¼ oz fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
• 1 amarillo chili, deseeded and sliced longitudinally
• 1 oz fresh cilantro, leaves picked and finely chopped
• 2 tsp pisco
• Vegetable oil, for frying
• Sunflower oil, for deep frying

Cooking instructions for Lomo Saltado With Chips:

• To make the marinade, place all its ingredients in a bowl, along with a couple of tbsp water and whisk them all together until well combined.
• Toss the meat cubes into the bowl and give them a nice stir to coat well with the marinade.
• Place a lid on top and refrigerate for over 4 hours to marinate.
• To make the chips, wash the potato strips in a colander with lots of cold water to get rid of any extra starch and dab with paper towels to blot dry.
• Fill half of a heavy-based, deep skillet with sunflower oil and heat it to 275 degrees.
• Drop in the potato chips and deep fry for about 10-12 minutes or until they soften and are par-cooked.
• Drain them out into a paper towel-lined plate, using slotted spoon and set aside.
• To make the steak, heat a lashing of vegetable oil in a wok over high flame, until it smokes and drain the meat into it.
• Cook the meat for several minutes, stirring often, until they brown nicely and throw in the onion wedges.
• Continue to stir-fry for another minute and stir in the chili, tomatoes and a dash of pisco.
• Drizzle the marinade into the mixture and stir them all together to mix well.
• Bring it to a simmer and remove from heat.
• Let it rest within the wok for 2-3 minutes and spoon it onto serving plates; keep warm.
• Meanwhile, warm up the sunflower oil back to 375 degrees and dip the half-cooked potato chips back into the pan.
• Deep-fry until they turn crispy golden brown and drain them out onto paper towels, with the help of slotted spoon.
• Sprinkle a dash of seasonings and toss the chips together to coat well.
• Place them alongside the cooked steak and finish it off with a sprinkling of chopped herbs.
• Serve right away.

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Last Updated on April 2, 2013 by