Beef Puchero Recipe- A Philippine Cuisine

BEEF POCHERO or Pucher, it is one of my favorite foods. It is actually Filipino cuisine. It is one of our proud recipes. And pork is used as the main ingredient for the original puchero. If you want to taste the original puchero, you may substitute pork to the beef. You may also use chicken meat if you prefer it.

Below are the ingredients and the way how to cook Beef puchero. It is easy to follow and the ingredients are affordable and available in the market.

Ingredients:

I kilo of beef brisket cut into cubes

3 pieces of Chorizo de Bilbao or Macao Sausage

2 tablespoon of olive oil

1 large onion that is cut into small pieces

2 pieces of large sweet potato cut into cubes

A bunch of Chinese Chard Cabbage

5 cloves of minced garlic

5 pieces of saba banana cut each into pieces

1 pieces of large carrot cut into cubes

2 cups of tomato sauce

½ medium size of cabbage cut into the desired slice

3 tablespoon of brown sugar

Salt and pepper for the taste

 

PROCEDURE OF COOKING:

1. In a cooking pan, sauté the minced garlic and chopped onion in the olive oil.
2. Add the beef brisket and then add enough salt and pepper and mix them well.
3. Add water and let it boiled.
4. If the beef is nearly cooked, add the Macao sausage, the tomato sauce, the carrots, and the banana.
5. After two to three minutes, you may add the sweet potato.
6. Add the cabbage and Chinese White Cabbage and stir.
7. Add the brown sugar and taste the sauce.
8. Adjust the taste until it reached the sweet and sour taste of it.

Try your own beef puchero now and enjoy the good taste. I am sure that you will like it. Test your skill in cooking by this simple recipe.

Hope you enjoy your moment in the kitchen while preparing your beef puchero for your family meal.