Caldereta

Title:
Caldereta

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Indian,
Meats




Ingredients:





          Stephen Ceideburg


     2 lb Lamb, beef or goat, cut into


          -1 1/2-inch cubes


     3 tb Distilled white vinegar


 1 1/4 ts Salt


          Freshly ground black pepper


     4 tb Olive oil


     3    Whole dried hot red chiles


     5    Garlic cloves, peeled and


          -minced


     1 lg Onion, peeled and minced


     1 ts Whole black peppercorns


     1    Two-inch cinnamon stick


     2    Bay leaves


     4 ts Tomato paste


     2 md Potatoes


   1/2 lg Red bell pepper


     8    Whole stuffed green olives






 Put the cubed meat into a bowl and add the vinegar, salt and pepper. Set


 aside for 30 to 40 minutes. Drain the meat, saving the liquid, and pat it


 dry.


 


 In a large heavy saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. When it is hot,


 add the chiles. Stir for a few seconds or until they swell and darken.


 Remove chiles with a slotted spoon and set aside. Put as many cubes of meat


 into the pan as will fit without crowding.


 


 Brown the meat on all sides and repeat until all of the meat is browned.


 Remove meat from pan.


 


 Put the onion and garlic into the pan and cook for 2 minutes, scraping up


 any pan juices. Put in the black peppercorns, cinnamon and bay leaves. Stir


 and cook another minute. Return the meat to the pan with its accumulated


 juices, the chiles, the reserved marinade and the tomato paste. Stir and


 cook for 1 minute. Add 2 cups water and bring to a boil. Cover, turn the


 heat to low and cook for 15 minutes.


 


 Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut them into 1 1/2-inch cubes. When the


 meat has cooked for 15 minutes, add the potatoes. Cover and continue to


 cook for 45-60 minutes or until the meat is tender. Seed the bell pepper


 and cut it into 1/4-inch wide strips. When the meat is tender, put the


 peppers and olives into the stew. Stir and cook another 3-5 minutes.


 


 Joyce Jumpering writing in the San Jose Mercury News, 5/19/93.


 


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