Lomo a lo Pobre – Peruvian Steak with Eggs & Potatoes

Two nations lay claim to this simple but filling dish of steak, eggs, rice and plantains. Diners in Peru and Chile regularly sit down to a plate of steak, onions (always fried), and eggs. Add potatoes and plantain and you’ve got a protein and starch powerhouse. “Pobre” means poor so you can probably guess that this was a food of the less well off residents of cities like Lima, where low-income workers added (and still add) ingredients to steak dishes for variety. But don’t let the name fool you, this is a nutritious dish. Also called bistec a lo pobre (poor man’s beefsteak), you can find it in the smallest eateries to the top restaurants in the country.