Caldereta: A Filipino Kin to Beef Stew
If there is one meal I could eat for an entire week, it would be beef stew (My husband’s is pizza or cheeseburger 
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But today’s recipe is one that I remember eating around Christmas holidays/fiestas back in the Philippines and it is a kin to beef stew:
Caldereta/Kaldereta.
It is a spanish influenced dish according to Wiki and was originally cooked with goat meat.
But I didn’t have goat meat. So I settled with beef stew meat.
Here are the ingredients I used:
- 2 lb. beef stew meat (already cubed)
- Chicken livers (I used about 1.5 lbs.
- medium onion (diced)
- 6 cloves of garlic (diced)
- 5 small-medium red potatoes
- 1 red bell pepper
- vegetable oil
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 1 can whole tomatoes (i sliced these)
- Soy sauce (to taste)
- Salt & Pepper (to taste)
- 2 tsp sugar (what?! weird I know but it balances off the sourness of the tomato sauce)
NOTE: I always remember eating this with green peas and boiled quail eggs. I would have added those too if I had them. But alas! I only used what I had available 
My Procedure
Heal vegetable oil in a pot/deep pan and fry/brown the potatoes.
Set aside
Saute the onions, garlic, and bell pepper in the same pan/pot.
Set aside:
Yet again. In the very same pot brown the beef and chicken livers.
And let me introduce you to the spice of the day
<I love spices>
Bay Leaves
If eaten whole, bay leaves are pungent and have a sharp, bitter taste. As with many spices and flavorings, the fragrance of the bay leaf is more noticeable than its taste. When dried, the fragrance is herbal, slightly floral, and somewhat similar to oregano and thyme. – WIKIPEDIA
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Once the meat is brown, add the potatoes, saute’ed spices, & bell pepper, and the bay leaves.
Add the tomato sauce and sliced tomatoes.
I added about 3 tbs of soy sauce,
2 tsp of sugar,
and several dashes of salt & pepper.
Let simmer for about 15-20 minutes.
I let mine simmer for about 40 on very low ( like in a crock pot) and stir occasionally.
Caldereta is like Adobo of the Philippines. Every household have their own little version of how to prepare the dish. Mine did turn not out exactly as I remembered when I was back home. Perhaps because of the missing liver paste, peas, and quail eggs?
But it was good enough to satisfy a craving. The Tupig dessert made up for the lacking Filipino authenticity though
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Delicious recipe! Visiting from Food Trip Friday.
Thanks for stopping by
i prefer the spicy version of beef caldereta.:p
oh, tupig…i used to have a neighbor from Abra, and they brought me tupig.
happy holidays!
Hey Luna! I prefer spicy version of everything. Well most everything. Spicy icecream doesn’t sound very appetizing. Thanks for stopping by!
I would love to try your recipe using chicken instead of beef; that’s to reduce the bad cholesterol we’ve consumed during the Christmas season. LOL! Thanks for sharing your recipe. Here’s my FTF entry: http://www.delightmyappetite.com/2011/12/food-trip-friday-mr-choi-kitchen/
Hey Tetcha! Chicken caldereta sounds great!
yum….caldereta looks very delish
it makes me drool. Visiting for FTF, hope that you can return the favor too
Hey Jessica! I stopped by and saw your “handa”. Belated Happy Birthday to you girl!
oooooh, GORGEOUS photos! love them all!
…i also like your version of the caldereta. i haven’t tried cooking it yet (seldom buy beef..no idea why! lol) but your post is egging me to try it out!
thanks so much for sharing your yummy caldereta over at Food Friday!
Happy Holidays!
ps. congratulations on being chosen as the most recent Featured in Food Friday player!
Oh that’s pretty cool! Thank you for letting me know Maiylah and thanks for stopping by. I look forward to trying your Puto recipe
The finished dish looks so delicious– I love stew and would love to try it. Might have to pick out the liver though. Thanks for the FTF visit.
Thanks for stopping by,Lesa!
wow! you must be a very good cook, I only cook Caldereta with the help of mama sita caldereta mix.
I don’t know about the “very good” part
But I’m just now trying to learn Filipino food that I grew up with. Thanks for stopping by!
i love caldereta; yours look real good!!!! …have always been intimidated to make one, but you make it sound so easy to make!