Kalderetang Baboy

Bored, bored, bored.  Bored with Farmville too.  I guess it's almost time to go back to real life.

Sorry, I digressed, today I made pork caldereta.  Since the original kaldereta uses goat meat, and the Ilocano for goat is kalding, I've always thought that the dish's name came from there.  Only later did I find out that the dish's name came from caldero or pot.  In a general sense, caldereta is simply a spicy meat stew.

Again I made use of ready-made mixes (I use McCormick powders btw ).  The packet's instructions are again simple: boil meat until tender, add vegetables and powder mix, simmer and serve.

For vegetables, I added potatoes and carrots and I also added chili for that extra extra kick.  I later on added some salt and pepper, then tomato sauce when I tasted it and it was a bit spicy.

An unadulterated kaldereta recipe would ask for green peas and bell pepper which we don't have, so I have to make the dish without.

Kalderetang baboy.  Picture taken using iPod touch.

Just some feedback on the previous dish I made:  The mashed squash was untouched when I returned to the kitchen the next day.  Well, that's the last time i'll be doing that.  Half of the squash is still in the ref, I'll probably make some soup out of it.