Lomo Saltado

Lomo Saltado (Heidi Gibbs)
Peruvian Recipe

Ingredients:

1 pkg. frozen french fries
1 pound beef strips (cut beef against grain)
1 onion cut into strips
3 tomatoes, seeded and sliced into strips
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
1/2 tsp. garlic powder or minced (two cloves)
1 tbsp. white vinegar
1 tbsp. soy sauce
2 tbsp. parsley
1/4 tsp. Peruvian Yellow Paste or Yellow Chilli Pepper (optional)
Hot cooked rice

Preparation:

Prepare french fries.
~ While french fries are cooking, pour 2 tbsp. oil into fry pan or wok to high heat. Add beef. Season with salt and pepper. Stir fry for about 2 minutes. Remove beef and set aside.
~ Add 1 tbsp. of oil into wok and return to heat.
~ Add onion, garlic, and paste (optional). Stir fry for 2 minutes.
~ Add tomatoes, soy sauce, vinegar, (don't forget that soy sauce has salt in it). Stir fry for 1 minute.
~ Return beef to wok.
~ Add french fries.
~ Toss everything together.
~ Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
~ Serve with rice.