Peruvian Main Dish Recipes: Lomo Saltado, Ceviche & Causa

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Peruvian Main Dish Recipes

From wok-tossed beef stir-fry to spit-roasted chicken, discover the entrées that showcase Peru's fusion of Andean, Chinese, and coastal flavors.

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19 main dishes, each with a recipe ↓

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Peruvian main dishes reflect the country's layered culinary history — Andean staples like potatoes and corn, Chinese chifa techniques, and coastal seafood all show up on the plate, often side by side.

Peru's Signature Fusion Dish

Lomo Saltado

Peru's signature fusion dish, lomo saltado stir-fries strips of beef with onions, tomatoes, and soy sauce, then serves it over crispy fries and rice — a delicious mash-up of Peruvian and Chinese cooking traditions.

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More Peruvian Main Dishes to Try

Arroz Chaufa

Peru's famous Chinese-Peruvian fried rice

Causa

Chilled layered potato dish with filling

Pollo a la Brasa

Peru's iconic rotisserie chicken

Arroz con Pato

Cilantro rice with braised duck

Ají de Gallina

Creamy shredded chicken in a spiced yellow pepper sauce

Ceviche

Citrus-cured raw fish, eaten as a full meal at lunch

Tallarines Verdes

Peru's creamy spinach-and-basil pesto pasta, served with a fried egg or a breaded steak.

Tallarín Saltado

The chifa stir-fry of noodles, beef, tomato and soy, cooked over a roaring wok flame.

Bistec a lo Pobre

Steak with fried plantains, rice, fries and a fried egg, the "poor man's" plate that isn't.

Arroz Tapado

Molded rice layered with beef picadillo, raisins and olives, served with plantains and egg.

Rocoto Relleno

Arequipa's fiery rocoto peppers stuffed with beef, baked under cheese with pastel de papa.

Pachamanca

The Andean earth oven: meats, potatoes and corn cooked on hot stones buried in the ground.

Chijaukay

Chifa fried chicken in a sweet-savory soy and tamarind sauce, a Lima Chinatown classic.

Chancho al Palo

Whole pork slow-roasted over coals on a cross, crackling skin and smoky meat.

Cuy Chactado

Arequipa's pressed and fried guinea pig, the Andes' oldest festive meat.

Juane

Amazonian rice, chicken and egg wrapped in bijao leaves and boiled, the dish of San Juan.

Olluquito con Charqui

Andean olluco tubers stewed with dried llama or beef charqui.

Sopa Seca

Chincha's "dry soup": noodles in an ají and basil sauce, served beside carapulcra.

A Guide to Peruvian Main Dishes

Peruvian mains show the country's mix of Andean, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese cooking. Lomo saltado is a beef stir-fry with soy sauce and french fries; arroz chaufa is Peruvian-Chinese fried rice. Ají de gallina is shredded chicken in a creamy ají amarillo sauce, causa layers cold mashed potato with tuna or chicken, pollo a la brasa is the rotisserie chicken Peru eats more than any other dish, and arroz con pato is duck with cilantro rice from the north.

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