Beef Kaldereta Recipe

aserving the kaldereta in the dining table. The aroma is tempting me somewhat saying “come and indulge”. I’m off to go but before that let me remind you to put some extra cups of rice in the rice cooker. Happy eating!Halina’t pagsaluhan natin itong lutuin na angkop sa ating Panlasang Pinoy.

Kaldereta / Caldereta Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 lbs beef, cubed
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 4 cups water
• 1 cup red bell pepper, cut into strips
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup liver spread or liver paste (processed using blender)
• 1 tsp. crushed chili
• 3 large bay leaves
• 2 cups potatoes, sliced
• 2 cups carrots, sliced
• 1 cup cooking oil
• 2/3 cup green olives
• salt and pepper

Procedure:

Step 1: Heat the cooking oil in the pan and fry the carrots and potatoes until color turns light brown

Step 2: Remove the fried carrots and potatoes from the pan and set aside

Step 3: In the same pan where the vegetables were fried, sauté the garlic and onions

Step 4: Add the beef and simmer for 5 minutes
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Step 5: Add water and let the beef boil until tender (about 30 mins if using pressure cooker or 1 to 2 hours if using an ordinary pot)

Step 6: Add the tomato sauce and liver spread and simmer for 10 minutes

Step 7: Add green olives, carrots, bay leaves, bell pepper,crushed chili,and potatoes and simmer for 5 to 8 minutes
Step 8: Add salt and pepper to taste
Step 9: Serve Hot. Enjoy!