Mechado is a Filipino beef roulade or stew dish braised in soy sauce and calamansi, with a tomato-based sauce. Traditionally, mechado was made by inserting strips of pork fatback into a cut of beef to
Balbacua, also spelled balbakwa or balbakoa, is a Filipino beef stew made from beef, collagen-rich beef parts, and various spices cooked for several hours until very tender. It is typically served wit
Mechado
…in the sauce. Modern adaptations as a stew may omit the larding step but retain the tomato-based sauce and the soy sauce and citrus-based marinade. Balbacua Kare-kare…