How to Cook Beef Sarciado (Sarciadong Baka)
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 kilo beef short ribs cut into serving pieces
- 2 medium size onions chopped (for sauteing)
- 1 medium size onion quartered (for boiling the meat)
- 5 cloves garlic minced (for sauteing)
- 1 whole garlic crushed
- 1 tsp. whole peppercorns
- 1 bay leaf
- 7 medium size tomatoes chopped
- 3/4 cup garbanzos or chickpeas
- 3/4 cup green peas
- 3 pcs medium size potatoes peeled, quartered and fried
- 1/4 cup cooking oil
- 1 tsp. granulated seasoning e.g. Magic Sarap, NamNam
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
How to cook Beef Sarciado:
- In a pot, fill with water just enough to cover the short ribs and add onions, garlic, peppercorns, salt and bay leaf.
- Bring to a boil and remove any scums floating and simmer for about 2 to 3 hours or until the beef is tender.
- A pressure cooker can be used if you want to speed up the cooking process.
- Strain the beef and set aside both the beef and the broth.
- In a skillet, heat the oil and saute garlic until it changes in color then add onions and tomatoes.
- Stir cook and simmer for a few minutes until the tomatoes are soft.
- Pour in 1 cup of beef broth then add in the beef short ribs and season with granulated seasoning, salt and pepper.
- Add in green peas, garbanzos and potatoes and simmer for about 20 minutes or until the dish is cooked.