Beef Caldereta / Kaldereta (Beef Stew)

 
I super love the blend of tomato and cheese which makes every caldereta meal a hearty meal. :) My friend - Ria - is craving for beef caldereta today and so i decided to share our home recipe for this! We've loved our version of beef caldereta since our housemate Jovie came along three years ago! :) This is her recipe and you can actually do a variation of this with kambing/goat meat.

1 kilo            Beef kenchi (cut into cubes)
1 pc              garlic (whole - crushed)
4 pcs             red onions (sliced)
1 k                potatoes (cut into cubes)
2 pcs.            carrots large (cut into cubes or big chunks same size with your meat / potatoes)
1 pc              red bell peppers (cut into big squares / large dice)
1 pc              green bell peppers (cut into big squares / large dice)
250 grams    green peas
1/4 cup         cooking oil 
170 grams     liver spread (Reno Brand )
1 kilo            tomato sauce (Del Monte )
1 small pack tomato paste (Del Monte )
175 grams    quickmelt cheese (Che Vital )
                    black pepper, to season

** You can have any grocery or market butcher cut your meat to 'kaldereta' cut! -easy!

Procedure:
1.) Heat oil in a casserole with medium-high heat. When hot, saute garlic until golden brown, saute onion until translucent. Saute beef until liquid extract of meat evaporate until almost dry, season with freshly ground black pepper.
2.) Put in water just to cover meat. Put to a boil and lower heat to simmer for 2 hours (or until meat is tender), check once in a while and put in more water if necessary.
3.) When meat is tender, bring to a boil and put in liver spread, tomato sauce, tomato paste and quickmelt cheese for the meat to absorb the taste. Mix well until the mixture is well blended with the meat. 
4.) Put in potatoes, carrots, green peas, red bell pepper and green bell pepper. Bring to a boil and lower heat simmer for another 20 mins (or until potatoes are cooked to your desired texture)

Cooking is definitely about your and your guests! So just grab those ingredients and make it happen in your dinner table!!! Enjoy! :) Photos to follow!