Lomo a lo pobre

Name: Lomo a lo pobre
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Chilean
Ingredients: 3 onions; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 1.5 tsp salt; 1 kg baking potatoes; 1.5 l vegetable oil; 4 beef sirloin or tenderloin steaks; 1 tsp black pepper; 8 eggs; 20 g butter

Lomo a lo pobre: Santiago's steak with chips, sweet onions and fried eggs

Features:

High protein

Cuisine:

Chilean

Lomo a lo pobre, 'poor man's steak', is a joke in its name: it is the most generous plate in any Santiago fuente de soda, a thick beef steak buried under a pile of chips, soft fried onions and two fried eggs. It is weekend lunch food, and truck drivers' food on the Panamericana. Getting the timing right is the trick; cooks who fry the onions fast end up with burnt, bitter strips. Start the onions first and give them a full 25 minutes on a low heat. Chef's tip: double-fry the chips, first at 160 °C and then at 190 °C, so they stay crisp under the eggs. For anyone pregnant, very young or vulnerable, fry the eggs until the yolks are firm.

Total time: 50 min
Difficulty: easy
Serves: 4

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Ingredients

Serves4

3 onionsthinly sliced
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 ½ tsp salt
2 ¼ lb baking potatoescut into thick chips
6 ¼ cups vegetable oilfor deep-frying
4 beef sirloin or tenderloin steaksabout 200 g each, 2.5 cm thick
1 tsp black pepper
8 eggs
⅔ oz butter

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Method

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Step 1: Cook 3 onions in 3 tbsp vegetable oil with a pinch of ⅓ tsp salt over a low heat, stirring now and then, until soft, sweet and golden brown.
25 min
Step 2: Meanwhile, rinse 2 ¼ lb baking potatoes and dry them well. Heat 6 ¼ cups vegetable oil to 325°F and fry the chips in batches until soft and pale. Drain.
10 min
Step 3: Take the steaks out of the fridge, pat dry and season with 1 tsp black pepper and ¾ tsp salt.
Step 4: Heat 6 ¼ cups vegetable oil to 375°F and fry the chips again until golden and crisp. Drain on paper, sprinkle with ½ tsp salt and keep warm.
5 min
Step 5: Heat a heavy frying pan until very hot. Sear 4 beef sirloin or tenderloin steaks for 2–3 minutes a side for medium-rare, or longer to your taste, adding ⅔ oz butter for the last minute. Rest on a warm plate for 3 minutes.
6 min
Step 6: In the same pan, fry 8 eggs over a medium heat until the whites are set and the edges lacy; cook the yolks firm for vulnerable people.
4 min
Step 7: Pile the chips on each plate, lay a steak on top, spoon over the onions and crown with two eggs.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 1050 kcal
Protein: 62 g
Carbs: 62 g
Fat: 60 g
Fibre: 6 g

Nutrition values are estimates.

Recipe by

KrazyBadal

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Good to know

How long does lomo a lo pobre take?: About 50 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 35 minutes to cook.
How many people does it serve?: 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
Is it gluten free?: Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
What can I use instead of onions?: 2 shallots per onion.
What can I use instead of baking potatoes?: Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).

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