Beef Caldereta

Ingredients

• 2 lbs beef, cubed
• 3-4 cups water
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 cup bell pepper, cut into strips
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 2/3 cup liver, spread
• 1 cup grated cheese
• 1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
• 1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce (optional)
• 3 large bay leaves
• 3 medium potatoes, sliced
• 2 medium carrots, sliced
• salt and pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Boil the beef until tender, in the water to make a nice beef broth. Add pineapple juice and onion,.

2. 2

   In a separate pan sauté garlic until almost brown. Add to beef and broth.

3. 3

   Add the tomato sauce and tomato paste and allow to simmer for ten minutes.

4. 4

   Add bay leaves, bell pepper, carrots, and potatoes.

5. 5

   Simmer until potatoes and carrots are tender, then add cheese and salt and pepper to taste.

6. 6

   Add optional Tabasco sauce.

7. 7

   Cook until cheese is melted, stir.

8. 8

   Remove bay leaves.

9. 9

   Add water if the mixture is too thick.

10. 10

    Serve hot on individual servings of a bed of cooked rice.