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My Super Easy Beef Caldereta  I cooked this last night... My version of super easy beef caldereta!   INGREDIENTS (Only 3-4 ingredients /Serves 2 people /Cooking time <1.5 hours) 1. Mama Sita's Spicy Caldereta powdered mix 50g but only use half (though meron na atang 25g pack nito so you can use that)  2. Beef brisket, this is 1/3 kilo cut into thumb-thick strips  3. Potatoes 3-4 medium pcs, cut into medium cubes 4. Green peas 1 can 155g, strained 5. Bell pepper 1 medium, cut into strips (I didn't have any last night but if you have this, use it para mas masarap at mukhang caldereta talaga)  ... What about carrots, you ask? I am starting not to like it in red stews so no carrots here. STEPS: • Salt + Pepper the beef, pinch lang • Heat vegetable oil and fry the beef until after blood shows and then, it browns    As you can see from the picture, I used a small pot so I fried my beef in batches. It needs space to fry until brown kasi. • Put all the browned beef into the same p

 I don't cook regularly but I think I know how. Like in cooking pork adobo, for example, there are various versions and your preference might lean towards what you grew up eating... What I Grew Up With Ours was salty, sweet, sour, oily, almost dry. It was delicious after it was boiled down and fried in its own fat, or they would add more oil at the end to do the job... They did not put potatoes when I was growing up.  What I Made Last Night  I cooked pork adobo last night. We had old potatoes that needed to be cooked that's why I added them here.  A few thoughts I had while cooking this were: • Fry the potatoes first and set it aside to add later when the meat is almost tender • Boil the pork with crushed garlic cloves, laurel leaves, peppercorn, and just a little bit of soy sauce because I will still adjust the taste later • Only add sugar after the pork and potatoes are cooked because I only want to sweeten the sauce, not the meat • It will really only

I cooked again. This is yummmeeeee! :)

My first attempt. Yum. I'll try to remember what I did...  First, leave 500g chicken to marinate in pineapple juice (juice from 115g small pack of pineapple tidbits, set aside the bits for later), ~30 minutes. Now, onto cooking... Fry 1 small potato (cubed) in some oil on high until partially cooked. Set this aside too, for later. Turn heat down to medium. Saute half a white onion (sliced) until soft. Add 2 garlic cloves (chopped), saute pa. Add 2 sweet tomatoes (quartered), saute konti. Take care, tatalsik. Add marinated chicken pieces. Mix, mix. Cover and simmer on high until meat is white ~5 mins. The chicken and tomatoes will let out their own juices. Add the marinade. Mix. Cover and simmer again ~5 mins. Turn heat down to medium. Mix. Add 250g box of all-purpose cream. Fill this box ~1/2 way with water, shake and pour into the pan. Mix. Add the pineapple tidbits. Mix.  Simmer on medium uncovered ~10 minutes or until chicken is cooked. Mix.  Add the fried potaotes, 1 tsp. M

My first Japanese-style  curry (カレー) with S&B Golden Curry roux (mild version). There are 2 packs in one box... I used 1 pack with 1/2 kilo pork. It is so rich. It tastes just okay, I was not blown away. I will look for the Vermont brand of Japanese curry to try next time. They say Vermont tastes better than Golden.

Yummy. I'm getting the hang of this. Hot pan, medium heat. Put 250g pork giniling and some water (to prevent it from releasing oil). Break up the meat. Pour in 115g Hunts tomato sauce, 1 cup of water, 2 Tbsps soy sauce, and 115g Dole pineapple tidbits*. (*Drain the pineapple juice into a glass and add lots of ice for a refreshing drink!) Mix well. Turn heat on high. When it boils, turn it down to medium again. Mix and then, simmer for ~15 minutes or until pork is just cooked (add a bit more water if it needs to cook longer) Add 155g green peas. Mix. Simmer for 5 minutes. Taste. Add more soy sauce if needed. Mix and boil ~5 minutes. Done!

I like this one. Not very oily anymore. I think it's getting easier to make. *1/2 kilo pork giniling (Medium heat. Break giniling up in the pan with a *pinch of salt) (But before it browns and "oils out", add as much *water to cover the meat) *115g Hunts tomato sauce (Stir. *1 Tbsp Datu Puti soy sauce. Stir. Boil ~10 minutes) *6 potato marbles, quartered (Add more water to keep everything submerged. Stir. Boil ~8 minutes) *Handful of california raisins *Small can green peas (Stir. Add more water needed to cook potatoes. Turn heat on high. Boil ~5 minutes or until potatoes are just right, not mushy.) (Taste. Add 1 Tbsp soy sauce or more if needed. Stir. Boil on high ~3 minutes.) (Taste. It should be done as pictured above.) Yum.