Total time: 2 hours. Quantity: 6 people.
A great meal at home.
Olluco saltado, is a typical Peruvian meal prepared with ollucos and beef (the meat is cut in small dices); and its preparation resides in a stew between ollucos, and the meat. It is seasoned with spices and served with rice. In Peru, olluco is prepared in different ways, and the variety changes according to the geographical situation where we are. In addition, it is a valuable way to use some of our inputs that are 100% Peruvian.
Let's see how to prepare it!
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| Olluco Saltado (Peruvian recipes) |
Ingredients:
- 500 g of beef cut into small cubes.
- 1 kg of fresh ollucos cut in half.
- Umami seasoning (will serve to flavor it).
- 3-4 tablespoons of fresh aji amarillo bell pepper.
- 3-4 tablespoons of fresh red bell pepper.
- ¼ cup vegetable oil.
- 1 teaspoon cumin.
- 1 teaspoon pepper.
- Salt to taste.
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| Olluco, ingredient. |
Recipe procedure.
- Proceed to wash the ollucos, and cut them in half. In such a way that we can rest it on a clean and comfortable source.
- With a knife begin to cut the beef, and make it in the form of squares, then season it with: pepper, AjÃ-no-moto (which is the Umami seasoning), and salt to taste.
- In a frying pan add vegetable oil and let it heat. Then add 1 to 2 tablespoons of yellow and red chili (for this occasion we add more yellow chili than red), and finally, a pinch of salt to taste.
- Let it brown for a moment, and add the beef, move it from one side to the other and let the meat take texture; and add the ollucos cut in half.
- Let it cook over normal heat, but watching it from time to time, until it is ready. To finish, serve with white rice and fruit juice.
- Have a great meal and enjoy it as a family meal!
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| Olluco saltado, is a typical Peruvian |
Note: If you decide to prepare this recipe and you want your meal to be different; you can purchase or replace the "beef" with pork. For the latter, choose a fresh meat without fat, and the procedure is the same.