This is a creamier version of chicken caldereta. Creamier than only adding cheese to it because this chicken caldereta has an additional ingredient which is the all-purpose cream. I’m sure you are going to love this chicken dish specially if one of your favorite dish is caldereta. The traditional caldereta dish is made from beef or goat but if you want to avoid red meats, then substituting it with chicken is a good alternative because it is lower in cholesterol and easier to digest. You can also use any parts of the chicken when cooking this dish.
This is a creamier version of chicken caldereta. Creamier than only adding cheese to it because this chicken caldereta has an additional ingredient which is the all-purpose cream.
Prep Time10mins
Cook Time35mins
Course: Chicken Recipe
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: creamy chicken caldereta
Servings: 6servings
Calories: 226kcal
Author: Manny
Ingredients
1kilo chickenparts of your choice, chopped to serving pieces
1pc large potatopeeled and slice into wedges
1 pccarrotpeeled and slice into wedges
2pcs red and green bell pepperssliced into squares
3clovesgarlicminced
1pc onionminced
200mltomato sauce
1small can liver spread
1 to 2cupswater
1/3cupgreen peas
1/4cupgrated or sliced cheese
1/2tsp.pepper
1tsp.salt
fish sauce to tasteoptional
2pcs calamansiextract the juice
cooking oil for frying and sauteing
Instructions
How to Cook Creamy Chicken Caldereta:
Season chicken with salt, calamansi juice and pepper. Massage the chicken for a few minutes and marinate for 10 minutes.
Heat cooking oil in a pan about 1 cup and fry the chicken until brown. Remove from the pan and drain excess oil and set aside.
In the same pan, fry the carrots until brown. Drain and set aside. Then fry the potatoes until brown and set aside.
In the same pan, reduce the amount of oil to 1 Tbsp. then saute garlic and onion until soft.
Add in the liver spread, tomato sauce and water. Stir and bring to a boil. Simmer for 3 minutes while stirring to avoid burning the bottom.
Add in the chicken and simmer for 15 minutes or until tender. Then add in carrots, cheese and potatoes and simmer until tender.
Add in the green peas, bell peppers and all-purpose cream and stir cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Turn off heat and serve hot.
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