Beef caldereta
(from quack’s recipe box)
Source: recipezaar.com
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 55 minutes
Serves 6 people
Categories: beef, vegetables
Ingredients
- 2 lbs beef, cubed
- 3-4 cups water
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 cup bell peppers, cut into strips
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup tomato paste
- 2/3 cup liver spread
- 1 cup cheese, grated
- 1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
- 1 tbsp Tabasco sauce (optional)
- 3 bay leaves
- 3 potatoes, sliced
- 2 carrots, sliced
- salt
- black pepper
Directions
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Boil the beef in the water, until tender, to make a nice beef broth. Add pineapple juice and onion.
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In a separate pan, saute garlic unil almost brown. Add to beef and broth.
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Add the tomato sauce and tomato paste and allow to simmer for ten minutes.
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Add bay leaves, bell pepper, carrots, and potatoes.
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Simmer until potatoes and carrots are tender, then add cheese and salt and pepper to taste.
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Add optional tabasco sauce.
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Cook until cheese is melted; stir.
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Remove bay leaves.
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Add water if the mixture is too thick.
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Serve hot on a bed of cooked rice.