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Pollo saltado

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Ingredients
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  • 2–3 lb chicken
  • 1½ tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 whole purple onion
  • 1 whole red bell pepper
  • 3 cloves minced garlic
  • 3 whole roma tomatoes
  • oil
  • 1½ tsp salt
  • oregano
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • black pepper
Drizzle the thin chicken strips with a little oil and season with 1.5 tsp salt, garlic powder, oregano, 1 tsp paprika, ground cumin and black pepper; mix to coat and set aside.
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tbsp aji peppers
For the sauce, mix low sodium soy sauce, 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, 2 tbsp water, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1/2 tsp ground cumin and about 2 tbsp aji pepper; taste and adjust.
Mixing the aji pepper sauce
Stir in the cornstarch to dissolve and set the sauce aside.
  • oil
In a hot wok with a little oil, cook the chicken in batches without overcrowding, 2 to 3 minutes or until fully cooked; remove.
Add a little more oil and sauté the purple onion and red bell pepper about three minutes.
Add the minced garlic and seeded roma tomatoes and sauté a couple more minutes.
Stir the sauce and add it; let it thicken, then return the chicken and mix.
Thickening the sauce and finishing
  • cilantro
Turn off the heat and garnish with cilantro; serve with white rice and french fries.
Taste test