Beef Caldereta

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs beef, cubed
• 3 -4 cups water
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 cup bell pepper, cut into strips
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 2/3 cup liver, spread
• 1 cup grated cheese
• 1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
• 1 tablespoon tabasco sauce (optional)
• 3 large bay leaves
• 3 medium potatoes, sliced
• 2 medium carrots, sliced
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 boil the beef until tender, in the water to make a nice beef broth. add pineapple juice and onion,.
• 2 in a separate pan sauté garlic until almost brown. add to beef and broth.
• 3 add the tomato sauce and tomato paste and allow to simmer for ten minutes.
• 4 add bay leaves, bell pepper, carrots, and potatoes.
• 5 simmer until potatoes and carrots are tender, then add cheese and salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 add optional tabasco sauce.
• 7 cook until cheese is melted, stir.
• 8 remove bay leaves.
• 9 add water if the mixture is too thick.
• 10 serve hot on individual servings of a bed of cooked rice.