Beef Guisado

Estimated cooking time: 30 minutes.

Beef Guisado Ingredients:

1 kilo beef tenderloin, cut into strips
3 tomatoes, sliced
2 onions, finely chopped
1 small head minced garlic
1/4 cup soy sauce
4 cups of beef broth or bouillon
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 tablespoons of cooking oil

Guisado Cooking Instructions:

Heat oil in a cooking pan.
Sauté the garlic and onions.
Add the sliced tomatoes
Then add the beef, soy sauce, beef broth, salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil then simmer until beef is tender.

Cooking Tips:

The above beef guisado recipe can be used for vegetables and other meats.
For vegetable dishes, replace the beef with about 200 grams of pork and add the vegetable (e.g. Baguio beans). The salt and pepper can be omitted.
Reduce the broth to 2 cups for vegetable dishes or use plain water instead.

Beef Kaldereta Recipe

Estimated cooking time: 1 1/2 to 2 hours

Beef Kaldereta Ingredients:

1 kilo beef, cut into chunks
1 big can (350g) liver spread or ground liver
5 onions, minced
5 cloves garlic, minced
6 tomatoes, sliced
1 cup tomato sauce
3 green peppers, diced
3 red peppers, diced
4 pieces hot chilli peppers, minced
3/4 cup grated cheese
2 cups beef stock or water
1/4 cup cooking or olive oil

Kaldereta Cooking Instructions:

In a casserole, sauté: garlic and onions in oil. Then add tomatoes, red & green pepper and chilli peppers.
Add in the beef, tomato sauce, liver spread and water or stock. Salt to taste and let simmer for at least 1 hour or until the beef is tender.
Add cheese and olives (optional) and continue to simmer until the sauce thickens.
Serve with plain rice

Cooking Tips:

Instead of beef, goat's meat (kambing) can be used. If goat's meat is used, marinate the meat in vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper for at least 15 minutes.

For a special kaldereta, do not use water or beef stock. Use an equivalent weight of onions to the beef (1 kg of onions : 1 kg of beef). The onions will serve as water to the dish.

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Caldereta (Spicy Stew)

Ingredients:

2 tbsp. cooking oil
1 cup potatoes, cubed
6 cups punta y pecho (beef brisket), cut into serving pieces
1 cup water

1 pouch Mama Sita's Caldereta (Spicy Sauce) Mix
1 pc. red bell pepper, cut into strips
1/2 cup green peas

Directions:

Fry potatoes in cooking oil. Drain and set aside. Fry beef until slightly brown on both sides. Add water, boil and simmer until tender. Add Mama Sita's Caldereta (Spicy Sauce Mix), fried potatoes, and red bell pepper. Cook until the vegetables are tender. Stir once in a while. Just before removing from heat, add the green peas.

Note: Chicken may be used instead of beef.