Sunday, March 11, 2007

CALDERETA

"Dirty" kitchen, outdoors, outside the main house; using wood as fuel; this kitchen is capable of feeding hundreds of people

Caldereta is a meat stew. Beef is commonly used, but there are versions made of goat, or lamb. The following recipe is a simple one, slightly modified, from the cookbook Let's Cook with Nora, by Nora V. Daza (National Book Store, 1969).

1 lb. beef round, cut into serving pieces
1/4 c. vinegar (cider, or white)
10 pcs. crushed peppercorns
1 tsp salt
2 cloves crushed garlic
1/4 c. cooking oil
1 c. sliced onions
1/2 c. tomato sauce
1.5 - 2 c. boiling water
1 c. red or green bell peppers, cut into strips
1 piece bay leaf
dash of hot sauce
1/3 c. liver spread

Marinate beef in a mixture of vinegar, peppercorns, salt, and garlic for about 2 hours. Fry pieces of beef in cooking oil. Add onions and saute until tender. Pour in tomato sauce and boiling water. Add bell peppers, bay leaf and hot sauce as desired. Cover and simmer until meat is tender. Blend in liver spread. Cook 5 minutes more and then you are done.

1 comment:

Gingerina's Parlour said...

Hi there!

Have you got a recipe for a Filipino Omlette at all?