Lomo Saltado

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs potatoes
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 lb beef tenderloin
• 2 red onions, sliced thinly into slivers
• 1 hot yellow pepper, diced
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 red peppers, sliced into thin strips
• 2 plum tomatoes, sliced into thin strips
• vegetable oil for frying potato
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 peel and cut potatoes into 1/2 inch thick french fries, and place in ice water.
• 2 cut beef into thin 1/2 inch strips. mash garlic cloves. heat vegetable oil in a skillet and saute garlic with the cumin for 1 minute.
• 3 add beef and cook on medium high heat until browned on all sides.
• 4 remove beef from heat and season with salt and pepper. set aside.
• 5 add the onions and hot yellow pepper to the same pan and cook 2 to 3 minutes, until the onions are soft, adding a little more vegetable oil if needed.
• 6 add the vinegar, soy sauce, and red peppers and cook 2 to 3 more minutes. remove from heat.
• 7 in a separate pan, fry the potatoes in 1 to 2 inches of oil until golden. drain on paper towels and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 add the beef to the pan with the onions and peppers. add the tomatoes and heat for 2 minutes.
• 9 add the french fries to the stir-fry. serve with rice.