Description
Deliciously Tender Mechado Baka for Home Cooks
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.50 kg beef brisket or short ribs
- 120 ml Knorr Liquid Seasoning 2L
- 60 g calamansi juice
- 2 g black pepper
- 50 g onion, chopped
- 50 g garlic, chopped
- 150 g tomatoes, chopped
- 150 g chorizo, chopped
- 500 ml tomato sauce
- 30 ml calamansi juice
- 6 ml Knorr Liquid Seasoning 2L
- 2 ml smoked paprika
- 2 pc bay leaf
- 2 g black pepper
- 1.50 l water
- 300 g carrots, cut into cubes
- 300 g potatoes, cut into cubes
- 10 g spring onions, chopped
- 15 g garlic, fried
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the beef with Knorr Liquid Seasoning, calamansi juice, and black pepper. Cover and marinate for 24 hours.
- Preheat your pressure cooker for about 10 minutes until it’s hot.
- Add oil to the cooker and sear the marinated beef cubes until browned. Set aside.
- Sauté onion, garlic, tomatoes, and chorizo in the same cooker until softened.
- Pour in tomato sauce, calamansi juice, Knorr Liquid Seasoning, smoked paprika, bay leaf, black pepper, water, carrots, potatoes, and the seared beef. Stir together.
- Cover the cooker and cook. When it whistles, lower the heat and simmer for about 40 minutes.
- After cooking, remove the whistle and let the cooker cool before opening.
- Check the beef for tenderness; if needed, cover and simmer longer.
- Transfer to a serving dish, garnishing with spring onions and fried garlic.
- Serve hot with steamed rice.
Notes
- Choose cuts with fat for maximum flavor and tenderness.
- Allow marinating for 24 hours for best results.
- Adjust seasoning according to your taste.
- Prep Time: 24 hours
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Pressure Cooking
- Cuisine: Filipino
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg