Comments on: Kalderetang Baka / Beef Stew

By: Enteng

Enteng — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:13:06 +0000

about to cook caldereta in a while! good thing there are lot’s of tips here that in a way confirms my idea of how to cook one.

thank heavens for your site MM!

:-)

By: rowea

rowea — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:12:17 +0000

what is beef stew in Tagalog? is this the “kalderetang baka” or mechado, or nilagang baka?

By: emsy

emsy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:08:17 +0000

my grandma uses tomato paste in addition to tomato sauce to make the sauce “stick to the meat” as she puts it. Oh and sometimes she would also mash a few potatoes already in the pot to make the sauce thicker. other than that, this version is most probably the same as the one she makes.

and a couple more things pa pala (after texting my mother to ask) she adds peppercorns, onions and garlic to the pot where she tenderizes her meat…claims that it takes the malansa odor away. and she adds lots grated cheese rin daw.

By: debbie

debbie — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:04:55 +0000

any tips on where to get good quality goat meat?

By: jenn

jenn — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:46:29 +0000

Hi MM,

I like to boil my beef into pineappple juice until the beef absorbs all the juices. In a diffrent pot saute garlic, onions and add the beef. put beef stock, green and red bell pepper and bay leaves, chopped canned tomatoes and potatoes to make the sauce thicker. I add chiz whiz on mine cause i love it cheezy..and i eat it with lots of rice…yum!