Beef Caldereta Recipe, Made Easy by Mama Sita’s Caldereta Mix

I used to be intimidated by Caldereta. It seemed so complicated. I’ll tell you why.

In the olden days…

Growing up, we would always have these family parties and gatherings at home. Aunts and Uncles would come over early to help with the preparations. Food were always made from scratch. And I mean no short cuts!

You need chicken? Pork? Beef? Goat? They buy them alive and slaughter them at home. Morbid, I know. But that was tradition … something that was not passed on to the next generation. I don’t know, we just can’t do it. We also did not use gas stoves when cooking. Not that we don’t have stoves, the older generation just prefer cooking with firewood. They say it adds flavor. Complicated, right?

Anyway … back to Caldereta. 

I didn’t eat Caldereta growing up because I associate it with goat. My uncles cooked Caldereta with goat meat and made it extra spicy for their “pulutan“. It was only later on that I realised that you can cook Caldereta with anything other than goat. 😛 

Fast forward to now

Being an expat for almost 15 years, I’ve learned to make shortcuts because we don’t always have the luxury of time. Back home, we were taught not to use instant mixes or other powdered add ons. You need to cook it “proper”. But in Dubai, I have not time for “proper”. I need to cook quick without compromising the taste.  Good thing there’s Mama Sita’s mixes and sauces available in almost every grocery stores.

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Easy Beef Caldereta using Mama Sita’s Mix

 

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Disclaimer: We were contacted by Mama Sita’s PR team to feature the products. However we are already users of Mama Sita’s and all opinions are mine and remains uninfluenced.
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