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Pollo Saltado (Peruvian Chicken Stir-Fry)

Course Dinner
Cuisine Peruvian
Keyword chicken stir-fry, french fries, peruvian
Servings 2 people
Author Lokness

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups frozen French fries
  • ¾ pound boneless skinless chicken thighs (cut into thin strips)
  • 1½ tablespoons vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1½ tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • ½ small red onion (sliced)
  • 1 plum tomato (cut into wedges)
  • ¼ cup cilantro (coarsely chopped)
  • 2 green onion (thinly sliced)
  • Salt
  • Ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven according to package instruction. When the oven is ready, place the frozen French fries in a single layer in a rimmed baking sheet. Bake in the oven according to the package instruction, but add extra 2 minutes to that baking time for extra crispiness.
  • In a small bowl, combine the chicken broth, soy sauce and red wine vinegar. Set aside.
  • In a large skillet over high heat, warm the vegetable oil. When the oil starts to smoke, quickly season the chicken strips with salt and pepper and mix well. Add the chicken strips into the skillet in a single layer. Do not touch and let them sear for 4 minutes or until slightly golden brown. Flip and cook for another 3 minutes or until cooked through. Remove the chicken strips into a large plate. Leave the juice in the skillet.
  • Add onion into the skillet and cook for 4 minutes. Add the soy sauce mixture and cook for 2 minutes. Add the tomato wedges and stir gently for 30 seconds. Taste and adjust with salt and pepper. Add cilantro, green onion and French fries. Gently mix for just 10 seconds. Transfer to serving plates. Serve immediately with steamed white rice and aji verde sauce (Peruvian green sauce).

Notes

  1. The French fries I used is Alexia Organic Yukon Select Fries. I baked them. They were crispy and worked really well. You can get any fries you want or even fry them in fryer.
  2. Add French fries to the meat at the very last minute and don’t over stir. You don’t want the fries to get too soggy.
  3. If you don’t have red wine vinegar, use apple cider vinegar.
  4. Aji verde sauce (Peruvian green sauce) recipe is here. 
(Adapted from Dinner Then Dessert)