KALDERITANG KANDING

One of my favorite Filipino dishes is the Kaldereta or Caldereta. It is a hearty meat dish using chevon (goat meat), beef, or pork combined with potatoes, carrots, tomato sauce, and liver spread or liver paste. This is a popular dish served during special occasions and a regular in every Filipino cookbook. Consider it as the Philippines top beef stew.

Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

60 mins

Total time

1 hour 10 mins

 

Author: Vanjo Merano

Cuisine: Filipino Recipe

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2 lbs beef, cubed
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 small red bell pepper, sliced
• 1 small green bell pepper, sliced
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• ½ cup liver spread or liver paste (processed using blender)
• 1 tsp. crushed chili or red pepper
• 3 large bay leaves
• 2 cups potatoes, sliced
• 2 cups carrots, sliced
• ¼ cup cooking oil
• ⅔ cup green olives
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Heat the cooking oil in the cooking pot or pressure cooker.
2. Sauté the onion and garlic.
3. Add the beef. Cook for 5 minutes or until the color turns light brown.
4. Add the dried bay leaves and crushed pepper. Stir.
5. Add the liver spread. Stir.
6. Pour-in the tomato sauce and beef broth.
7. Cook the beef until it becomes tender (about 30 mins if using a pressure cooker, or 1 to 2 hours if using an ordinary pot).
8. Add potato and carrots. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes.
9. Put the green olives and bell peppers in the cooking pot. Stir and continue to cook for 5 minutes more.
10. Add salt and pepper to taste
11. Serve Hot. Enjoy!