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.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 1561kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. Pork belly sliced into cubes
- 4 tablespoons liver spread
- 6 pieces tomato chopped
- 1 piece onion chopped
- 5 cloves garlic crushed
- 2 cups pork broth
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 2 pieces potato cubed
- 2 pieces carrot cubed
- 1 piece green bell pepper chopped
- 1 piece red bell pepper chopped
- 3 pieces Thai chili pepper
- 3 pieces dried bay leaves
- 2 cups pork broth
- 2 ½ tablespoons fish sauce
- ¼ teaspoon crushed black pepper
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Sauté garlic until color turns light brown.
- Add chopped onion. Cook until soft.
- Add pork belly slices. Sauté until outer part turns light brown.
- Put the chopped ripe tomatoes into the pan. Cook until soft.
- Pour pork broth into the pan. Let boil.
- Add chopped Thai chili, liver spread, and dried bay leaves.
- 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.
- Put-in carrots and potato and cook for 7 minutes.
- Add bell peppers. Cook for 7 to 8 minutes.
- Season with fish sauce and crushed whole peppercorn. Continue to cook until sauce thickens.
- Transfer to a serving plate. Share and enjoy!
Video
Watch How to Cook Kaldereta sa Gata
Notes
- Take your time when tenderizing the meat. There is nothing like having a melt-in-your-mouth kinda tender pork belly.
- This is best enjoyed with warm white rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 1561kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 156g | Saturated Fat: 66g | Cholesterol: 203mg | Sodium: 1845mg | Potassium: 1104mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3695IU | Vitamin C: 85.6mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 6.9mg