BEEF KALDERETA
Tita Becky •
Oct 13, 2025
Served on special occasions. Rich, hearty and delicious!
Ingredients (18)
Ingredients (18)
Instructions
Preheat a large wok, add 2 tbsp cooking oil (4 Tbsp), and add potatoes (2 medium) and carrots (1 medium) over high heat. Season with salt (½ tsp) and pepper (½ tsp). Sauté for 5 minutes. Add bell peppers (1 large) and saute. Cook until veggies are tender or 70% cooked. Transfer to a plate. Set aside.
In the same wok, add cooking oil (4 Tbsp) and saute onions (½ small) and garlic (6 cloves) over high heat until fragrant.
Add beef (2 ½–3 lb) and season with soy sauce (2 Tbsp), salt (½ tsp), and black pepper (½ tsp). Saute until meat is coated in soy sauce. Continue to cook until the liquid is reduced. (saute often to prevent from burning) This may take about 15-20 minutes.
Add boiling hot water (4–5 cups). Stir. Cover. Reduce heat to low and let the beef tenderize. It may take 1 to 1.5 hours.
Add tomato sauce (1 can), liver spread (1 can), sugar (2 Tbsp), dried bay leaves (3 leaves), and cheese (⅔ cup). Stir until the cheese and liver spread dissolves in the sauce.
Continue to cook uncovered on low heat until the sauce reduces and becomes a lot thicker.
Add veggies (2 medium), stir, and continue to finish cooking in the sauce.
Taste the sauce if it needs salt ( to taste) or fish sauce ( to taste).
Serve over steamed white rice and enjoy!
