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Chicken Mechado

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Filipino Style Recipe: Chicken mechado is another chicken stew that consists of a chicken meat cooked in tomato sauce together with potatoes, carrots and bell peppers then seasoned with soy sauce, bay leaves and vinegar. This dish is similar to other tomato-based dishes such as kalderata, menudo and afritada.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 45 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons.

Ingredients:
750 grams chicken, cut into serving pieces
150 grams tomato sauce
1 onion, chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
3 bay leaves(laurel)
2 large potatoes, quartered
1 bell pepper, sliced
4 cups chicken stock or chicken bouillon dissolved in water
4 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons fish sauce
salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 carrot, cut into cubes(optional)
1/4 cup green peas(optional)
2 tablespoons vinegar(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pan, heat oil then fry potatoes and carrots until golden brown. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pot, heat oil and saute garlic and onions.
2. Add chicken and fish sauce then continue sauteing until color turns to brown.
3. Pour tomato sauce, soy sauce, bay leaves and chicken stock then simmer until tender. Add water if necessary.
4. Add vinegar and boil again for 2-3 minutes. Do not stir.
5. Add carrots, potatoes and bell pepper then simmer for 3 minutes.
6. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper according to taste.
7. Transfer to serving plate and serve with steamed rice.

Pork Mechado

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Filipino Style Recipe: mechado recipe is a beef stew originally from Spanish that has become very popular in Filipino cuisine. A typical mechado dish consists of a beef but we will used pork in this recipe. The meat cooked in tomato sauce with potatoes, carrots and bell peppers then usually seasoned with soy sauce, bay leaves and vinegar. It is similar to several other tomato-based dishes such as kalderata, menudo and afritada.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 45 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons.

Ingredients:
500 grams pork with fat, cut into chunk
2 cups tomato sauce or 1/2 cup tomato paste
1 onion, chopped
5 cloves garlic
3 bay leaves(laurel)
4 medium potatoes, quartered
1 bell pepper, sliced
2 cups beef stock or beef cubes dissolved in water
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce
salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 carrot, cut into cubes(optional)
1/2 cup green peas(optional)
1/8 cup vinegar(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pan heat oil and fry potatoes and carrots until golden brown.
2. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pot, heat oil and saute garlic and onions.
2. Add pork and fish sauce then continue sauteing until color turns to brown.
3. Pour tomato sauce, soy sauce, bay leaves and beef stock then simmer until tender. Add water if necessary.
4. Add vinegar and boil again for 2-3 minutes. Do not stir.
5. Add carrots, potatoes, green peas and bell pepper. Simmer for 3 minutes.
6. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper according to taste.
7. Transfer to serving plate and serve with steamed rice.

Beef Mechado Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: beef mechado is another tomato based dish consists of a beef, potatoes, and tomato sauce. This dish is usually seasoned with onion, soy sauce, bay leaves and vinegar. Beef mechado is almost similar to several other beef dishes such as kalderata, adobo and kare-kare.

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 70-80 minutes
Good for 4-6 persons

Ingredients:
1 kilo beef with fat, cut into cubes
2 1/2 cups tomato sauce
2 onions, quartered
3 bay leaves(laurel)
3 medium potatoes, quartered
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 cup soy sauce
3 cups beef stock or beef cubes dissolved in water
salt and pepper to taste
cooking oil for frying
2 carrots, cut into cubes(optional)
1/4 cup vinegar(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a frying pan, heat oil then fry potatoes and carrots until light brown. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a casserole, combine the beef, onions, tomato sauce, soy sauce, bay leaves and beef stock.
2. Boil for at least 1 hour or until beef is tender, Add water as needed.
3. Add vinegar and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Do not stir.
4. Add bell pepper, potatoes and carrots then cook for 3 minutes or until tender.
5. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper according to taste. Add sugar if you prefer.
6. Remove from heat and transfer to serving plate then serve with steamed rice.