Peruvian Lomo Saltado (Vegan Steak, Rice & Fries)

Prepare to be stuffed!
Lomo Saltado is a traditional Peruvian dish and popular of sliced steak, tomatoes, onions and fries topped with coriander, parsley and spicy green aji sauce with a side of brown rice.
To create the vegan steak, we decided to go with The Happy Pear recipe that was published on BOSH – it’s one of the more simple seitan recipes, and you can’t argue with the taste at all – perfection!
First things first, watch the video above and then crack on with our recipe below to finish off the perfect vegan lomo saltado recipe.
Take a look at our vegan south american recipes page for more like this!

Peruvian Lomo Saltado (Vegan Steak, Rice & Fries)
A traditional Peruvian dish which includes spicy "steak" and is served with rice and fries. Garnish generously with fresh chopped coriander, parsley and Peruvian aji chilli sauce.
Ingredients
Vegan Steak
- 1 load of vegan steak (see video above!)
The Rest...
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 red onion sliced
- 3 salad tomatoes sliced
- 2 tbsp soy sauce/gf tamari
- 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1/3 cup veg stock
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
- 2 spring onions sliced
Fries
- 2 large baking potatoes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
For the Vegan Steak
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We decided to make the Vegan Steak by the Happy Pear because it's so tasty, simple and the flavours actually go perfectly with this Peruvian classic.
Rice
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Cook your choice of rice according to the packet (traditionally brown rice is used, but we only had white to hand!)
Fries
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Chop your potatoes into thin sliced fries and place in a medium to large baking dish.
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Place in a pre-heated oven on Gas Mark 7 (425 degrees F / 220 degrees C) and cook for 30 minutes (or until they look done!).
Lomo Saltado
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Start by slicing up your steak pieces into thick slices.
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Whilst the fries cook, mix soy sauce, vinegar, veg stock and cumin in a bowl.
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Add oil to a large frying pan and on very high heat and stir in the onion and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes.
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Add the tomatoes and cook for 1 minute and stir in the soy sauce mixture from earlier and cook on a simmer for around 10 minutes.
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Add salt and pepper to taste (around 1/2 tsp of each) and mix well.
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One your fries are cooked, throw into the mixture and coat with the sauce where possible.
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Garnish with coriander, parsley, aji chilli sauce and serve with your rice. Enjoy!