Pork Hock Caldereta

 

 

Pork Hock Caldereta

• 2 lbs Pork leg (pata), sliced crosswise
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 4 cups water
• 1 cup red bell pepper, round cut or you can cut into strips
• half can tomato paste (sevilla)
• 1 can garbanzos
• 1 tsp. crushed chili
• 2 cups potatoes, sliced
• 2 cups carrots, sliced
• 1 cup cooking oil
• soy sauce to taste
• pepper
• 2 soda crackers (sky flakes crushed)

Cooking Instructions:

1: Heat the cooking oil in the pan and fry the carrots and potatoes until color turns light brown.
2: Remove the fried carrots and potatoes from the pan and set aside.
3: In the same pan where the vegetables were fried, sauté red bell pepper, and then set aside. Next, sauté the garlic and onions.
4: Add the beef and simmer for 5 minutes.
5: Add water and let the beef boil until tender (about 30 mins if using pressure cooker or 1 to 2 hours if using an ordinary pot).
6: Add the tomato paste and sky flakes and simmer for 10 minutes.
7: Add garbanzos, carrots, bell pepper,crushed chili,and potatoes and simmer for 5 to 8 minutes
8: Add soy sauce and pepper to taste
9: Serve Hot. Enjoy!