Philippines - Mechado (Filipino beef stew)

Mechado 

(Filipino beef stew)

Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients

-       1 k. beef (cut into pieces)

-       cooking oil

-       4 cloves garlic (crushed)

-       1 onion (sliced)

-       2 . potatoes (quartered, fried)

-       1 carrot (cut round)

-       2 tbsps. lemon juice

-       2 tbsps. soy sauce, salt, peppercorn

-       1 cup tomato sauce

-       1 pc. Laurel

-       hot water

Directions

-       Brown meat in cooking oil. set aside.

-       In same oil sauté garlic and onion. add lemon, soy sauce, peppercorn, tomato sauce, laurel and salt, simmer for a few minutes then add water. cover and simmer.

-       Add potatoes and carrot when meat is tender