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BEEF KALDERETA

INGREDIENTS Serves 6-8
1k beef kenchi or short ribs or shoulder cut in cubes
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/4 cup liquid Knorr seasoning
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
4 tbs chopped and crushed garlic
1 large red onions chopped
2 pcs chopped red hot chili (labuyo) or a cup if you want it really hot
200 gms hotdog or half a can or Purefoods chorizo de Bilbao (optional)
1pc@ medium sized green and red bell pepper cut into 1/2" squares
1/2 cup pitted olives
100 gms grated Kraft cheddar cheese
1tbs pickle relish
4 pcs bay leaves
1 tbs basil
1/2 cup brown sugar
ketchup for coloring
1k tomato sauce
3 tbs Olive oil
1 1/2 cup water

GARNISH
1/2 k potato peeled and quartered and boiled
1/2 carrots sliced into circles and boiled

PROCEDURE
Combine first 4 ingredients in a container and marinate for 2 hours inside
the ref. Heat your heavy cooking pot or casserole in high fire and add the
olive oil. Once the oil is heated, brown the garlic, hot chili, and saute
the onions, hotdog or chorizo or both. Place meat in the pot and brown all
sides. Pour the waterand bring to a boil. Sprinkle the bay leaves together
with the olives. Cover the pot with a lid and bring down the heat to low.

An hour into the simmering, add the cheese, stir and cover with the lid.
After 30 minutes incorporate the tomato sauce, ketchup, basil, half of the
bell peppers and brown sugar. At this point you DO NOT return the LID as
this will make the sauce stick to the pot. You now add the pickle relish
but minimize on the stirring since this will make your sauce sour. Check
from time to time that you do not get any sticking in your pot while you
continue text messaging or forwarding all those nasty jokes! Continue
simmering for another 30 minutes or until fork tender. Remember not to jab
the meat like you would those unruly bus and jeepney drivers or a waiter
with an attitude.



NO, THIS IS NOT a food blog. I just love Kaldereta and it is my faorite Filipino-Spanish dish. I love it to death and it means the whole world to me.

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