Beef Caldereta

Ingredients:

2 lbs beef, cubed
3 -4 cups water
1 medium onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed
1 cup bell pepper, cut into strips 1 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup tomato paste
2/3 cup liver, spread
1 cup grated cheese
1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce (optional)
3 large bay leaves
3 medium potatoes, sliced
2 medium carrots, sliced
salt and pepper

How to Cook:

• Boil the beef until tender, in the water to make a nice beef broth. Add pineapple juice and onion,.
• In a separate pan sauté garlic until almost brown. Add to beef and broth.
• Add the tomato sauce and tomato paste and allow to simmer for ten minutes.
• Add bay leaves, bell pepper, carrots, and potatoes.
• Simmer until potatoes and carrots are tender, then add cheese and salt and pepper to taste.
• Add optional Tabasco sauce. Cook until cheese is melted, stir.
• Remove bay leaves.  Add water if the mixture is too thick.
• Serve hot on individual servings of a bed of cooked rice.