A hearty meat stew with tender beef, beef liver, veggies, and tomato sauce—simple, flavorful, and perfect for everyday cooking.
Author:Magida
Prep Time:20 minutes
Cook Time:2 hours
Total Time:2 hours 20 minutes
Category:Main dish
Method:cooking
Cuisine:Filipino
Ingredients
Scale
1 kg beef meat
1/2 kg beef
3 medium onions, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
3 medium-sized tomatoes, deseeded and chopped
1 cup potatoes, diced (similar size as the meat and liver)
1 piece carrot, diced (similar size as the meat and liver)
5 tbsps soy sauce
juice of one lemon
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1/4 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup cooking oil
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 pieces dry bay leaves
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup canned green peas
1/2 cup pre-cooked (or canned) garbanzo beans
Instructions
Heat two tablespoons of oil in a pan.
Add half the minced garlic and chopped onions. Stir for a minute and add the beef liver. Continue stirring for another minute then set aside.
Add the rest of the cooking oil to the pan; this would be more than what you would prefer if you use oil sparingly, but there is a reason for this: the oil will help tenderize the meat in the cooking process – unless you are using a fattier beef choice.
Add the rest of the garlic and onions and stir until the onions caramelize.
Add the chopped tomatoes. Cook stirring until a thick sauce is created, about 5 minutes. Adjust heat to medium when what looks like a tomato gravy is achieved. The dish might demand additional water at this stage. Add water with caution, you do not want the sauce to become runny.
Add the beef pieces. Stir until its juices incorporate with the sauce. Add soy sauce and lemon juice. Stir once, then add half a cup of water and bay leaves and continue to cook over low-medium heat until the meat is tender, about an hour to an hour and a half.
Add the carrots, potatoes, and beef liver followed by the tomato sauce. Continue to simmer until the vegetables are done. Add sugar and stir until they are melted.
Add raisins, salt and pepper. Cook for a further two minutes, season with fish sauce, then add green peas and garbanzo beans.
Notes
If using liver spread, add them as you add the tomato sauce.