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Kare-Kare Recipe

Kare-kare is a thick, flavorful peanut sauce-based Philippine dish. It's usually cooked with stewed oxtail, beef tripe, various types of pork, beef stew meat, and offal as a base. Eggplant, Chinese cabbage, or green beans, okra, and asparagus beans are among the vegetables used. Ground roasted peanuts or peanut butter, onions, and garlic flavor the stew.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time2 hours 40 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: Filipino Food,, Kare-Kare, Kare-Kare Recipe
Servings: 6
Calories:

Equipment

  • 1 Large Pot
  • 1 Pan
  • 1 Serving Bowl

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs oxtail cut in 2 inch slices you an also use tripe or beef slices
  • 1 bundle pechay or bok choy
  • 1 piece small banana flower bud sliced
  • 1 bundle string beans cut into 2 inch slices
  • 4 pieces eggplants sliced
  • 1 cup ground peanuts
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup shrimp paste
  • 34 Ounces water about 1 Liter
  • 1/2 cup annatto seeds soaked in a cup of water
  • 1 tbsp garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup toasted ground rice
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 piece onion chopped

Instructions

  • In a large pot, bring the water to a boil
  • Simmer for 2.5 to 3 hours or until the oxtail is soft, then add the onions (35 minutes if using a pressure cooker)
  • Cook for 5 to 7 minutes after adding the ground peanuts, peanut butter, and coloring (water from the annatto seed mixture).
  • Add the toasted ground rice and simmer for 5 minutes
  • Sauté the garlic in a separate pan before adding the banana flower, eggplant, and string beans and cooking for 5 minutes.
  • Place the cooked vegetables in a big pot (where the rest of the ingredients are)
  • Add salt and pepper to taste
  • Serve hot with shrimp paste. Enjoy!