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Kaldereta sa Gata

Kaldereta sa Gata

Stewed Pork with Tomato cooked in coconut milk. This is a crossover between two popular Filipino dishes, Kaldereta and Ginataan. This mildly spicy dish is rich and delicious.

⏱ Prep: 10 min ⏱ Cook: 60 min

Ingredients

  • 2 large bs. Pork belly (sliced into cubes)
  • 4 tbsp liver spread
  • 6 piece tomato (chopped)
  • 1 piece onion (chopped)
  • 5 clove garlic (crushed)
  • 2 cup pork broth
  • 2 cup coconut milk
  • 2 piece potato (cubed)
  • 2 piece carrot (cubed)
  • 1 piece green bell pepper (chopped)
  • 1 piece red bell pepper (chopped)
  • 3 piece Thai chili pepper
  • 3 piece dried bay leaves
  • 2.5 tbsp fish sauce
  • 0.25 tsp crushed black pepper
  • 3 tbsp oil

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a pan.

  2. Sauté garlic until color turns light brown.

  3. Add chopped onion. Cook until soft.

  4. Add pork belly slices. Sauté until outer part turns light brown.

  5. Put the chopped ripe tomatoes into the pan. Cook until soft.

  6. Pour pork broth into the pan. Let boil.

  7. Add chopped Thai chili, liver spread, and dried bay leaves.

  8. Pour coconut milk. Stir and cover and cook between low to medium heat for 45 to 60 minutes or until tender. Note: add more broth or water if needed.

  9. Put-in carrots and potato and cook for 7 minutes.

  10. Add bell peppers. Cook for 7 to 8 minutes.

  11. Season with fish sauce and crushed whole peppercorn. Continue to cook until sauce thickens.

  12. Transfer to a serving plate. Share and enjoy!