Kaldereta / Caldereta Recipe

Ingredients
2 lbs beef, cubed
3 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
4 cups water
1 cup red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup liver spread or liver paste (processed using blender)

1 tsp. crushed chili
3 large bay leaves
2 cups potatoes, sliced
2 cups carrots, sliced
1 cup cooking oil
2/3 cup green olives
salt and pepper
Procedure:

Step 1: Heat the cooking oil in the pan and fry the carrots and potatoes until color turns light brown
Step 2: Remove the fried carrots and potatoes from the pan and set aside
Step 3: In the same pan where the vegetables were fried, sauté the garlic and onions
Step 4: Add the beef and simmer for 5 minutes
Step 5: Add water and let the beef boil until tender (about 30 mins if using pressure cooker or 1 to 2 hours if using an ordinary pot)
Step 6: Add the tomato sauce and liver spread and simmer for 10 minutes
Step 7: Add green olives, carrots, bay leaves, bell pepper,crushed chili,and potatoes and simmer for 5 to 8 minutes
Step 8: Add salt and pepper to taste
Step 9: Serve Hot. Enjoy!