Beef Mechado Recipe
This is a recipe for beef mechado.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 40 minutes mins
Course: Beef Recipe
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: beef mechado, beef stew, mechado, mechado recipe
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 361kcal
Author: Vanjo Merano
- 3 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 piece large onion sliced
- 2 lbs beef chuck cubed
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 cup water
- 3 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 slice lemon with rind
- 1 piece large potato sliced
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
- 2 pieces bay leaves laurel
- salt to taste
Heat cooking oil in a pan then saute the garlic and onion.
Put-in the beef and saute for about 3 minutes or until color turns light brown
Add the tomato sauce and water then simmer until the meat is tender. Add water as needed. Note this can take 60 to 120 minutes depending on the quality of the beef.
Add the soy sauce, ground black pepper, lemon rind, laurel leaves, and salt then simmer until excess liquid evaporates
Put-in the potatoes and cook until the potatoes are soft
Place in a serving plate then serve hot with rice. Share and Enjoy!
Serving: 6g | Calories: 361kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 104mg | Sodium: 864mg | Potassium: 688mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 207IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 4mg