Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, beef mechado. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Beef Mechado is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Beef Mechado is something that I have loved my entire life.
Beef Mechado is a Filipino-style beef stew made of larded beef chunks braised in tomato sauce with potatoes and carrots. It's a delicious and filling dish that pairs well with steamed rice. Beef Mechado is a type of Filipino beef stew. It is cooked in a tomato-based sauce along with cubed potato.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook beef mechado using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Beef Mechado:
- Take 1 kilo beef sirloin
- Prepare Salt and pepper
- Take 1 whole red bell pepper
- Prepare 2 big sliced tomatoes
- Make ready 4 medium size potatoes sliced
- Take 2 carrots medium sliced
- Prepare 3 teaspoon sugar
- Take 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- Take 1 big can tomato sauce
- Make ready 4 teaspoon tomato paste
- Make ready 4 cloves garlic crushed
- Prepare 1 whole onion sliced
- Get 2 cups water
- Take 1/2 size lemon
- Prepare 4 bay leaves
Beef Mechado or "Mechadong Baka" is one of the meatiest and beefiest Filipino dishes you will find. A stew made of beef chunks, seared with sautéed garlic and onions, stewed in tomato sauce, lemon juice, soy sauce, and seasoned with spices like bay leaf and black peppercorn. Beef Mechado or Mitsado is a classic Filipino dish greatly influenced by the Spanish way of cooking that was taught to our ancestors during their time here in the Philippines. As marbled beef, prized for their tenderness, juiciness, and flavor, were too expensive for most people at this time.
Instructions to make Beef Mechado:
- Marinate beef with salt and pepper and put lemon juice into it. Let it stand about a minute to absorb the juice.
- In a deep pan place the beef chunks, soy sauce, garlic and bay leaves. Pour the water in and bring to boil.
- Cover and simmer on low and cook until the beef chunks are tender for about 1-1 1/2 hours
- When the beef is tender add potatoes, carrots and onions. Cook for another 10-15 mins until the potatoes and carrots are almost cooked
- Add chopped bell peppers and tomato sauce. Stir, cover and cook until all the vegetables are tender. You can cook it uncovered if you wish a thicker sauce. Adjust seasong with sugar, soy sauce, tomato paste, salt and ground pepper to taste. (to balance out the flavors) Simmer for about 5-10 mins.
- Ready to serve! Enjoy!
Beef Mechado or Mitsado is a classic Filipino dish greatly influenced by the Spanish way of cooking that was taught to our ancestors during their time here in the Philippines. As marbled beef, prized for their tenderness, juiciness, and flavor, were too expensive for most people at this time. Cheaper but very lean cuts are what most can afford. Mechadong baka is beef stew in tomato sauce, potatoes and carrots. A Filipino dish very similar to kalderatang baka and I always can't tell the difference between the two when I see these dishes.
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