Beef Mechado Ingredients:

1 1/2 kilo beef; cut into desired pieces

1 potato; quartered (fry in 3 minutes)
1 carrot; cut in 1 inch chunks (fry in 3 minutes)
1 onion; minced
4 cloves garlic; mined
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 can tomato sauce
2 stems kinchay (coriander); chopped
1 bell pepper
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Cooking oil
MSG (optional)

Beef Mechado Cooking Preparation:

In a bowl, marinate beef in soy sauce and ground black pepper for 1 hour.
Saut garlic and onion in a saucepan. Add the marinated beef, and kitchay. Continue sauting
until most of the broth coming out from the meat has evaporated (add water if necessary to
soften). Boil until beef is tender and until little broth is left.
Add tomato sauce. Bring to a boil and then add the potato and carrot. Cook in medium low fire
until potato and carrot are tender. Drop the bell pepper. Simmer for few minutes before
serving. Serve hot!

Pork Menudo Easy Filipino Recipe

Pork Menudo
How to make Pork Menudo

Pork Menudo is a favorite Filipino dish which can be served on a day-to-day meal or for
gatherings or special occasions. This sounds like Spanish food but it's actually Filipino style. The
food and its name were derived from Spanish due to Philippines was colonized by Spaniards for
hundreds of years a long time ago.

Ingredients:
kilo pork, cut into small cubes
kilo pork liver, cut into small cubes
2/3 cup garbanzos (white chickpeas, boiled and peeled)
2 potatoes, peeled and cut in small cubes then fried
2 medium size onions, diced
2 tomatoes, diced
1 small can tomato sauce

1 red bell pepper, diced

1 head of garlic, minced
1 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp cooking oil or olive oil
1 cup water or 1 cup pork or chicken stock
salt and pepper
Cooking directions:
In a pan or wok, saute garlic and onion. Add the pork, liver, tomatoes, bell pepper, soy sauce,
tomato sauce, and water or stock. Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes or until pork
is tender. Add the garbanzos and potatoes. Boil for another 2 minutes. Add salt and pepper to
taste.

Note:
You can also add carrots, raisins, and hotdog to add more flavor.
You can buy Knorr Menudo Mix if you prefer to just add ready-made seasoning mix instead of
preparing the actual ingredients. This way, you save time and ensure that it will taste like real
menudo.