Mechado

Ingredients:

• 1 Kilo beef kabilugan, whole
• 3 - 4 tablespoons cooking oil
• 6 cloves garlic, chopped
• 4 pcs. onions, sliced
• 3 pcs. Medium sized potatoes, quartered, fried
• 1 carrot, cut in ½ round
• 1 sliced dayap or lemond with rind
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 6 pcs. Peppercorn, crushed
• 1 Cup tomato sauce
• 2 - 4 pcs. fresh tomatoes, chopped
• 2 pcs. Laurel, bay leaf
• 1 broth cube, dissolved
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 - 3 Cups hot water

Procedure:

1. Brown meat in cooking oil. Set aside.
2. In the same oil saute garlic, tomatoes and onions, cook for 6 minutes. Put in dayap, soy sauce, peppercorn, tomato sauce, laurel leaf, broth cube, and salt. Simmer for 2 minutes more. Add water, Cover and simmer.
3. Add potatoes and carrot, when meat is tender.
4. Slice meat. Arrange on a platter with vegetables.
5. Strain sauce, pour over meat.
6. correct seasoning.
   

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