Beef Caldereta is a popular Filipino dish that is served during parties and holidays. Filipino love eating Caldereta when served hot and a steamed rice. It is one the most in demand Filipino recipe for beef.
Beef Caldereta Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 lbs beef, cubed
- 3-4 cups water
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 2 medium size red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup tomato paste
- 2/3 cup liver spread or grounded chicken liver (cooked)
- 1 cup grated cheese
- 1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
- 1 cup pineapple chunks
- 3 large bay leaves
- 3 medium potatoes, sliced
- 2 medium carrots, sliced
- salt and ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup butter
Instruction:
- Boil the beef in a stock pot for about 20-30 minutes.
- Take off the scums that rises as the beef is boiled.
- When the broth is clear add the pineapple juice.
- Add a pinch of salt for the meat to taste.
- Heat a sauce pan separately. Put in the butter in the sauce pan to melt.
- Sauté the garlic, onion and half of the red bell pepper.
- Add in the tomato sauce.
- Get a cup of beef stock from the stock pot and mix the tomato paste.
- Stir it well so it would blend nicely with the stock.
- Add in the mixture to the sauce pan.
- Now pour the sauce to the beef stock.
- Season with salt and ground black pepper.
- Add bay leaves and let it simmer for about 1-2 hours until meat is tender.
- When meat tender now add liver spread, cheese, carrots and potatoes.
- Simmer it until the carrots and potatoes a cooked and good to eat.
- Add the pineapple chunks and the remaining red bell pepper.
- Cook it for 3-5 minutes. Taste it to your desired taste. Serve with steamed rice. Enjoy!
