Beef Pochero

A Filipino Stew similar to that of “Beef Nilaga“. This dish is complimented by the sweetness of the Saba Banana, and a unique sour blend is brought-in by the tomato sauce. A very enticing dish that is worth craving for

Ingredients

• 1 kilo Beef slice into bite size pieces
• 1 small pack tomato sauce about 1/2 cup
• 1/2 small cabbage quartered
• 1 bunch pechay
• 100 grams baguio beans
• 5 pcs bananas saba variety, sliced into 2 pcs each
• 2 pcs medium size potatoes, quartered
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 1/2 head garlic crushed
• salt and pepper to taste
• sugar to taste
  

Instructions

1. Boil the beef in a pot with water, salt and pepper until tender.
2. You can use a pressure cooker to speed up the cooking time.
3. In a deep pan, heat oil and saute garlic and onion.
4. Put the boiled beef and include about 1 to 1 & 1/2 cups of the broth.
5. Then add the bananas and potatoes, cover and simmer at least 5 minutes.
6. Then add the tomato sauce and cover again an simmer or a few minutes.
7. Add the baguio beans and let it cook for a while then follow the cabbage and pechay.
8. Season with salt, pepper and sugar according to your preferred taste.
9. Serve hot.