Mechado is a Filipino beef stew traditionally larded with strips of pork fat, simmered slowly in tomato sauce until the meat turns fork-tender. The technique of threading fat through lean beef, a Spanish-influenced method, gives mechado its signature richness distinct from other Filipino tomato-based stews.
Mechado
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