Kaldereta

{{Short description|Filipino goat meat stew}}

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| name = Kaldereta

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| caption = Top: Goat kaldereta;
Bottom: Beef kaldereta with rice

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| country = The Philippines

| region = Popular in the Philippines, Luzon (Southern Tagalog)

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| course = Main course

| served = Hot

| main_ingredient = Goat /mutton shoulders, corn oil, onion, garlic, carrots, bell pepper, potatoes, chili, flour, liver spread, tomato paste, butter, stock (beef or brown)

| variations = Beef, pork, chicken

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| similar_dish = Afritada, menudo

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Kaldereta or caldereta{{cite book|last1=Dagoon|first1=Jesse D|last2=Dagoon|first2=Aida L |last3=Dagoon |first3=Jasmin Flora L|title=Culinary Arts I|date=1999|publisher=Rex Book Store, Inc |location=Manila |isbn=971-23-2603-9 |page=138|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zlEc2n2rFrgC&pg=PA138|access-date=June 30, 2016}}{{cite book|last1=Schwabe|first1=Calvin W|title=Unmentionable Cuisine|date=1979|publisher=University of Virginia Press|isbn=0-8139-0811-6|page=152|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SiBntk9jGmoC&pg=PA152|access-date=June 30, 2016}} is a goat meat{{cite web |title=Kalderetang Kambing Recipe |url=https://www.pinoyrecipe.net/kalderetang-kambing-recipe-goat-kaldereta/ |website=Pinoy Recipe At Iba Pa|access-date=September 22, 2011}} stew from the Philippines. Variations of the dish use beef,{{cite web |title=Kalderetang Baka Recipe |url=https://www.pinoyrecipe.net/kalderetang-baka-recipe-beef-kaldereta/ |website=Pinoy Recipe At Iba Pa|access-date=December 16, 2007}} chicken,{{cite web |title=Chicken Caldereta Recipe |url=https://www.pinoyrecipe.net/kalderetang-manok-or-chicken-caldereta-recipe/ |website=Pinoy Recipe At Iba Pa|access-date=September 22, 2011}} or pork. Commonly the goat meat is stewed with vegetables and liver paste. The vegetables may include tomatoes, potatoes, olives, bell peppers, and hot peppers. Kaldereta sometimes includes tomato sauce. Kaldereta is usually served during special occasions such as parties and festivities.

Caldereta's name was derived from the Spanish word caldera, meaning cauldron. The dish is similar to meat stews from the Iberian Peninsula and was brought to the Philippines by the Spaniards during their 333-year occupation of the Philippines.

It also has similarities with afritada and mechado because it uses tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, and bell peppers as its main ingredients.