Philippines Kalderetang Baka (Spicy Beef Stew)
A common Filipino dish popularly served for special occasions, kalderetang is most often made using goat, pork, or beef (baka?) meat. It also incorporates liver spread or paste to add extra depth to the dish. Kalderetang? is almost always served over a bed of rice, which is an accompaniment to most Filipino meals. Recipe Servings: Serves 6
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour
Total Time
1 hour 10 minutes
Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Kosher
Halal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs (907 g) beef, cubed
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 cups (480 ml) beef broth
- 1 small red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 small green bell pepper, sliced
- 1 cup (240 ml) tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) liver spread or liver paste
- 1 tsp (5 ml) crushed chili or red pepper
- 3 large bay leaves
- 2 cups (300 g) potatoes, sliced
- 2 cups (300 g) carrots, sliced
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) vegetable oil
- 2/3 cup (100 g) green olives
- salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Directions
- Heat cooking oil in a large pot or pressure cooker.
- Once oil is hot, add onion and garlic and sauté.
- Add beef and cook for 5 minutes, until beef turns light brown in color.
- Add dried bay leaves and crushed pepper. Stir until well mixed.
- Add liver spread and stir.
- Pour tomato sauce and beef broth into pot. Allow beef to cook until tender, around 30 minutes if using a pressure cooker or 1–2 hours if using an ordinary pot.
- Add potato and carrots. Cook for an additional 8–10 minutes.
- Put green olives and bell peppers in cooking pot. Stir and continue to cook for 5 more minutes.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve hot over rice.
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