Almost everyone in the globe has at least considered trying steak, a staple of Western cuisine. The restaurant business relies heavily on steak, as it is a consistent best-seller. I share your insatiable desire for novel tastes. As a result of combining western and Filipino cooking techniques, today on TheHomeCookbible we will be preparing a steak dish that is sure to please. Steak lovers, I urge you to try this innovative method of preparation and enjoy your favorite food from a whole new angle.
The traditional Filipino dish Caldereta is a beef stew cooked in a spicy tomato sauce and loaded with potatoes, chickpeas, bell peppers, Thai chili peppers, green olives, and liver spread (duck liver pate). Every residence has its own unique take on this meal. However, caldereta’s distinctive spiciness stands out among other features of the cuisine. Now, without further ado, let’s get to the good stuff—the sauce.
Caldereta Sauce
Ingredients:
- Butter 15g
- Oil 2Tbsp (30ml)
- Garlic 4 Cloves (mince)
- Onion 1/2 (mince)
- Tomato Paste 3Tbsp (45g)
- Tomato Sauce 1/2 Cup (125ml)
- Water 60ml
- Jalapeño or Thai Chili 2pc (small dice)
- Liver Spread 60g
- Rosemary 1 stem
- Chickpea 60g
- Salt & Pepper To Taste
Procedure:
- Put the oil and butter in the saucepan and heat it over medium heat; then, add the garlic and onion and sauté them for 3 minutes.
- Once the garlic and onion have been browned, stir in the tomato paste and cook for 4 minutes; then, bring the tomato sauce and water boil.
- Mix in the liver spread, jalapeño or Thai chili pepper, and rosemary while the tomato sauce is simmering. Do this for a full two minutes.
- Once the sauce has finished cooking, pour it into a blender and purée it until smooth.
- Once the sauce has been smoothed out, place it back in a saucepan and add the chickpeas. When the chickpea is cooked add salt &pepper to taste and the sauce is ready.
Steak
Ingredients:
- Butter 2Tbsp (30g)
- Olive oil or Cooking Oil 2Tbsp (30g)
- Garlic 4 Cloves (Whole)
- Rosemary 2-3pcs of Stem
- Whole Black Pepper 1Tsp (5g)
- Sirloin Steak 663g
- Heirloom Carrots 3pcs
- Salt & Pepper To Season the Steak
Procedure:
- Season the steak with salt and pepper, and get it ready to cook.
- Once the steak is prepared put the olive oil and butter in a sauté pan and cook them over medium heat until the butter has melted. After that, toss in the rosemary, garlic, and whole black pepper to release their flavors and aromas.
- After the flavor has been drawn out, the steak should be seared on both sides and finished off in an oven preheated to more than 450 degrees for around 5 to 6 minutes.
- On a separate pan cook the heirloom carrots in the oven for about 5mins
- Remove the steak from the oven and let it rest for 5 minutes once it is done cooking. Use the same pan where the steak is cooked to sauté the cooked heirloom carrots from the oven while the steak resting.
- And when the carrot is already sautéed you can proceed to assemble the rest of the cooked ingredients on the plate and ready to serve.
Note: You can Partner it with mashed potatoes or Salad.
You now know how to make steak with Calderata sauce, and perhaps you’ll give it a try at home.
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