Mechado Marinade

Last Sunday, I had to put off going to the grocery in the evening because we had a garage sale at home the whole day.  I never thought I would find the perfect beef part for Mechado.  I have been asking for the nape part like every single time I go to the grocery and at noon, they always say that they are out.  I was really suprised to find that part at 8 in the evening!  So, now, I will show you a glimpse of what to watch out for tomorrow.  

All you have to do with these beef cubes (1 kilo) is to marinate them in soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce (2 tbsp.), around 5 pieces of kalamansi, a little bit of pepper and chopped garlic (1 whole).  It's okay to marinate it for just an hour but I usually do it for a whole day and not cook it until the following day while keeping it in the Fridge.  So, here's the marinated meat for your reference.  I will have the full recipe to you by tomorrow together with a photo of the finished product.  Stay tuned!!! 

Arroz a la Cubana

Why did I only start doing this now. I should've thought about this a long time ago as I have been experimenting on recipes from cookbooks, family recipes, online recipes, etc. Yesterday, I cooked Ginataang Tilapia and it turned out really good! I'll just post another blog about that when I decide to cook that again because I forgot to take pictures.

Tonight, I had Arroz a la Cubana for dinner. I learned this from my mom a long time ago. I just adjusted this according to my own taste buds.

Ingredients:

Steamed Rice

1/4 Kilo Ground Beef

Garlic (minced)

Medium Onion (chopped)

1 large tomato (chopped)

30 g Raisins

3 pieces Saging na Saba each sliced into three and fried

115 g Tomato Sauce

2 eggs cooked sunny-side up

1 medium carrot (chopped)

1 medium potato (chopped)

2 tbsp. olive oil

Salt & Pepper to taste

Saute the garlic, onions tomatoes and beef in olive oil until cooked. Add the carrots and potatoes and cook until tender. Add the tomato sauce and let it simmer for about 5 minutes. Then, add the raisins. Add salt and pepper (you can also add a beef cube if preferred).

Put the steamed rice in a bowl. Top it with the beef, eggs and saging na saba as in the photos.

Serves 5-6.