Lomo Saltado: Want some?

What other great dish than "Lomo Saltado" uh?

No other dish delivers such contrasting and delicious flavors as this one does. It is a recipe with a little bit of everything. Rice, fries, and meat seasoned beautifully with white onions, garlic, fresh tomatoes, red peppers, soy sauce and parsley for the finish. Lomo Saltado is more than a mix of flavors, it is the result of the cantonese influence over the common ingredients  found on Peruvian creole dishes. It makes you remember the meals your mother used to cook when little. 

Food and traveling is a great combination, which lets you know certain cultures history. If you are more than interested and willing to cook this dish for yourself...

Here it is the recipe:

1 lb sirloin or tenderloin, cut into bite size pieces

1 small onion, cut into strips

1 large tomato, cut into strips

1 large hot pepper, seeded and cut into strips

-  salt

-  pepper

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1/4 cup dry red wine

2 tablespoon lime juice

1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Place the cut meat in a bowl or dish, and season it with salt, pepper, a little bit of 

olive oil, lime juice, and chopped garlic. Let marinate for at least 20 minutes.

Sauté meat over high heat for a few minutes until meat is no longer pink. 

Lower temperature to medium and add first the onion. Cook, stirring for 1 

minute and then stir in the tomatoes and peppers. Cook until the onions are tender.

Add the red wine and the cilantro. Cook for one more minute. Serve with white rice.

Chifa - Peruvianese Food

I have taken a while to post something here. I have been working on the header of this site, so it has a better fresh look. However, here I am bringing you something to eat.

Chifa: name used to refer to the fusion of Limean and Chinese food brought by immigrants from Canton. Also, Chifa is a term used to refer to the type of restaurants in general that prepare this food. When peruvian people crave chinese food, they find any Chifa that brings them a mix of typical flavors from Peru and China. Chifa has gained popularity among the different types of food prepared in Peru and has even achieved international fame. Wherever there are Asian-Peruvians in the world, there is always a Chifa. These restaurants can be found anywhere, however if you are hungry you got to try some. chaufa rice, or fried wantan or chijaikai chicken are good choices, just pick any and bon appetit! (Check below recipe)

Chaufa Rice:

Ingredients:
1 kg (2.2 lb) of cooked rice
270 g (10 oz) of chicken or pork
3 whole eggs
2 chopped shallots or 1 whole red onion sliced
1 green onion- chopped
1 tablespoon of ginger
1/2 cup of soy sauce
Olive oil or any oil

Preparation:
Pan-fry (to sauté) the meat and the onion, then add ginger and season with salt and pepper to taste. Once meat, onions, and ginger are done, take out of the pan.
Cook an omelette with the three eggs, then sliced and mix it up with the other ingredients already cooked and the rice. Finally, add soy to taste and a little of green onion for that Asian flavor.