Cook Stovetop

• Heat the oil in a large pan and add the carrots. Let it cook for three minutes, and add the potatoes.
• Cook until the potatoes are transparent. Add the bell pepper and cook for three more minutes or until soft.
• Transfer the vegetables to a plate. Using the same pan, saute’ the garlic and red onions. Cook until the onions are translucent, and add in the beef. Add the soy sauce and the water/broth.
• Cover and cook the meat in medium low heat until tender. This process takes forty-five minutes to one and a half hour depending on the thickness of your beef. Add more water as needed.

  When the meat is tender, add the bay leaves and liver spread, and tomato paste. Mix until the broth is smooth. Add the olives. Let it simmer, and add in the vegetables. Cook for another five minutes.

How to Cook Beef Caldereta in the Instant Pot

Cook the Vegetables

• Put the inner pot in the Instant Pot base and push the saute' button setting. Set the timer to thirty minutes.
• Add the cooking oil and fry the carrots and let it brown on all sides.

  Add the potatoes and cook until translucent, or have brown chard. Add the bell pepper and let it cook until soft- about four more minutes. Remove the vegetables and saute' the garlic and the onion. Cook until the onions are transparent.

Add the meat

• Add the beef, water, and soy sauce. And put the bay leaves on top.
• Put the pressure cooker lid on to cover. Push the pressure cooker button setting. Set the pressure to HI and set the time to thirty minutes. Quick release when done.

  Lower cooking time if the meat are cut thinner and smaller. If you think the meat is too watery, remove excess liquid and leave about one cup of the liquid before proceeding to the next step.

Add the veggies

• After all the pressure is out, remove the pressure lid cover and push the cancel button. Push the saute' setting and set the timer to thirty minutes.
• Add the tomato paste and the liver spread. Mix gently until the broth is smooth. Add the olives. Let the broth simmer for three more minutes, and add the carrots, potato, and bell pepper to the pot. Cook for five more minutes.