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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.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 1561 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Filipino
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!
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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 Information
Calories
1561kcal
(78%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
29g
(58%)
Fat
156g
(240%)
Saturated Fat
66g
(330%)
Cholesterol
203mg
(68%)
Sodium
1845mg
(77%)
Potassium
1104mg
(32%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
3695IU
(74%)
Vitamin C
85.6mg
(95%)
Calcium
73mg
(7%)
Iron
6.9mg
(38%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1561
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1561kcal | 78% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 156g | 240% |
| Saturated Fat | 66g | 330% |
| Cholesterol | 203mg | 68% |
| Sodium | 1845mg | 77% |
| Potassium | 1104mg | 23% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 3695IU | 74% |
| Vitamin C | 85.6mg | 95% |
| Calcium | 73mg | 7% |
| Iron | 6.9mg | 38% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.