G&R's Saltado

The Plantastic Vegan

I'm a Vegan trying hard to eat a Whole Food Plant Based No Oil diet. I like to try different bloggers recipes.

#1 Large frying pan/Wok (vegan pan)
#2 Regular frying pan (meat pan)

subheading: Aji Sauce:

¼ head iceberg lettuce or just a couple of Romaine leaves.

1 to 2 whole jalapeno, remove seeds unless you want extra heat. I leave the seeds in.

¼ cup mayonnaise (I used Just Mayo)

1 tbsp lemon juice

¼ of cilantro bush

¼ tsp salt

subheading: Soy Sauce Mixture:

2 tablespoons soy sauce

3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

2 teaspoons cumin

½ tsp Better than Bouillon base*

⅓ cup water

subheading: Meat Version:

4 oz sliced chicken breast

subheading: The Rest:

Oil

1 red onion, sliced

2 roma tomatoes, thick slices

½ cup fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped

2 green onions, sliced

2 cups french fries, freshly fried

I baked the fries earlier in the day, as it makes pan frying them much easier come supper time. I baked them at 450 for about 20 minutes, turning once. I also air fry them at 425 for 15 minutes. Same outcome.

Make the Aji sauce next, so it can sit in the fridge for a couple of hours. Put the ingredients in a blender and run until smooth. I put some seeds in there as well, as I like extra heat.

Mix the ingredients for the soy sauce mixture. Set aside. Reserve 2 tablespoons.

Put some oil in PAN#1 over medium-high heat. Fry the fries for 3 to 5 minutes (if previously cooked, longer if potatoes are raw or you used frozen store-bought french fries). Remove the fries set aside, leaving as much of the oil as possible in the pan. If there isn't enough, add just a little more. Not too much, though, you don't want it to be greasy and limp.

Put the onions in the pan and cook about 3 minutes.

Add the tomatoes and cook for 1 minute.

Stir in the soy sauce mixture and fry for about 5 to 10 minutes.

As the above is cooking, heat some oil in pan #2. When hot fry the chicken slices for a couple of minutes until no longer pink and it starts to turn brown.

Take a couple of the onion strips from PAN#1 and add to PAN#2 along with the reserved soy sauce mixture. The sauce should bubble and thicken. Turn it down to low.

Back to PAN#1, once the liquid has thickened, turn off the heat and add the fries, cilantro and green onion and toss to mix.

Mix a portion of Pan#1 into Pan#2 for an omni meal.

Serve straight from pan #1 for a vegan meal.

Serve with rice and squirt the Aji sauce over both the plates.

Night before or AM prep:

... Cook rice

... Make Aji sauce (this is actually preferred)

... Slice red onions

... Make soy sauce mixture. Whip it again just before pouring in pan.

... Bake french fries

... DON'T pre-chop the tomato, green onion or cilantro. They don't hang out as well.

* I used to use Better than Bouillon's Beef Base exclusively because the original recipe called for beef stock, but I've since also used their non-chicken and the veggie ones and they all tasted great. Use what you have.

Sometimes I add pre-fried tofu or soy curls.

Recipe adapted from the following -> dinnerthendessert.com/peruvian-lomo-saltado-with-cilantro...

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