Philippines

Mechado

Name: Mechado
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: 700 g Beef (braising cut); 300 ml Tomato sauce; 3 tbsp Soy sauce; 400 g Potatoes & carrots; some of each Onion & garlic; some of each Bay leaf & peppercorns

Filipino beef stew with tomato

Mechado is a Filipino beef stew with Spanish roots, its name referring to a larded strip of fat.

Beef braises with tomato sauce, soy sauce and bay into a tender Sunday dish.

Servings4

Time90 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Beef (braising cut)700 g
Tomato sauce300 ml
Soy sauce3 tbsp
Potatoes & carrots400 g
Onion & garlicsome of each
Bay leaf & peppercornssome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cut the beef into cubes and sear.
Add onion and garlic.
Deglaze with tomato and soy sauce.
Braise soft with bay for a long time.
Add potatoes and carrots and finish cooking.

Make it original

Soy sauce is in the Asia Boutique.

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