Caldereta (Filipino Beef and Chorizo Stew)

Caldereta is a comforting beef stew popular in the Philippines. Every family has its own version. Experiment with the ingredients and try different vegetables. Best served with white rice!

Step: 1

Combine beef chuck, chorizo, garlic, vinegar, and soy sauce in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until beef chuck is browned and liquid is reduced, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat.

Step: 2

Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion and green bell pepper in the hot oil until onion is translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add tomato sauce and simmer until liquid is slightly reduced, 3 to 5 minutes.

Step: 3

Stir beef-chorizo mixture into tomato sauce mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover pot, and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes.

Step: 4

Stir potatoes, peas, salt, and pepper into stew; simmer until beef is tender and potatoes are cooked through, 20 to 30 minutes. Add water if needed.

Per Serving: 641 calories; protein 37.2g; carbohydrates 27.5g; fat 42.6g; cholesterol 118.5mg; sodium 2408.5mg.

The name of “stew” can refer to both a food and a cooking method. Stewing makes not fast cooking chunks of meat, vegetables or beans in a flavorful liquid . It’s same as to braising, instead it does have a few notable differences. The meat is chopped into few of pieces but of being cooked whole , and the water based material all of it covers the essential in a stew as different to a braise’s halfway full . When meat or raw fruit are cooked using this method, the resulting dish is called stew.

Stew has a reputation for being a rib-sticking meal that comfortable you up on a cold , winter day. It’s right that ; a bowl of classic beef stew does have warming properties , but stew’s cozy factor more than a way beyond preserving you from the cold . It’s all about those soft and chunks of meat and vegetables, swimming in a thick, ultra-rich gravy. The way they come together make the greatest comfort food, no matter the weather.