How many calories in lomo saltado
A plate of lomo saltado has about 750 kcal, with 38 g of protein.
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Lomo saltado is strips of beef stir fried in a very hot wok with red onion, tomato, soy sauce, vinegar and ají amarillo. It comes from chifa, the Chinese cooking that took root in Peru, and it is served with fries and white rice.
A plate is 750 kcal, with 75 g of carbs, 38 g of protein and 33 g of fat. The fries and the rice on one plate are where the carbs pile up.
The beef is a lean cut. The oil in the wok and the fries add most of the fat.
Tips
- 1Ask for the fries or the rice, not both.
- 2Eat the beef and vegetables first, the sauce soaks into the rice anyway.
- 3Add a salad on the side to fill the plate.
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Questions
What is lomo saltado?
A Peruvian stir fry of beef, onion and tomato in soy sauce, served with fries and rice.
How many calories in two plates of lomo saltado?
About 1,500 kcal.
Is lomo saltado high in protein?
Yes, about 38 g a plate, from the beef.
Why are there fries and rice on the same plate?
Peru grows thousands of kinds of potato and eats rice every day, and lomo saltado brings Chinese wok cooking together with both.
What is ají amarillo?
A yellow Peruvian chilli, fruity and medium hot. It is in a lot of Peruvian cooking.
