Beef Caldereta

Beef Caldereta Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 kilo beef, cut in chunks
  • 1 potato; quartered (fry in 3 minutes)
  • 1 carrot; cut in 1 inch chunks (fry in 3 minutes)
  • 4 cloves garlic; pounded
  • 1 onion; chopped
  • 1 can liver spread or ground liver
  • 1 tomato; quartered
  • 1 can tomato sauce
  • 15 green olives (stoned or pitted)
  • 1 tablespoon pickles
  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 1 grated cheese
  • 1 bell pepper; chopped
  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
  • 2 stems kinchay (celery); chopped
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • Cooking oil (Olive oil preferred if available)
  • MSG (optional)

Beef Caldereta Cooking Instructions:

In a bowl, marinate beef in soy sauce and ground black pepper for 1 hour.
In a saucepan, sauté garlic and onion. Add the marinated beef, tomato, and kitchay. Continue sauteing until all liquid has evaporated and meat starts to render fat. Add water enough to cover the beef. Boil until beef becomes tender.
Add tomato sauce and pickles. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add cheese, peanut butter, liver spread, potato, green olives, and carrots. Simmer for 5 minutes. Drop the bell pepper. Simmer for 1 minute before serving. Serve hot!

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