Kare-Kare (Filipino Recipe)

 Kare-kare is a popular Filipino dish especially in the Tagalog region. The Filipino version of the beef stew flavored and thickened in a peanut - based sauce, with a variety of vegetables

 Ingredients:

1/2 kilo beef (round or sirloin cut) cut into cubes
1/2 kilo oxtail, cut 2 inch long
3 cups of peanut butter
1/4 cup grounded toasted rice
1/2 cup cooked bagoong alamang (anchovies)
2 pieces onions, diced
2 heads of garlic, minced
4 pieces eggplant, sliced 1 inch thick
1 bundle Pechay (Bok choy) cut into 2 pieces
1 bundle of sitaw (string beans) cut to 2" long
1 banana bud, cut similar to eggplant slices
1/2 cup oil
8 cups of water
Salt and pepper to taste 

Procedure:

•  In a stock pot, boil beef and oxtails in water for an hour or until cooked. Strain and keep the stock.

•   Heat oil and Saute garlic, onions until golden brown, then add the stock, toasted rice, beef, oxtail and peanut butter. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Salt and peeper to taste.

•   Add the eggplant, string beans, pechay and banana bud. Cook the vegetables for a few minutes. Do not overcook the vegetables.

Note:

Don't over cook the vegetables, you can also cook or blanch the vegetables separately in a casserole and them mix it when the dish is about to be served.

You can have the option to serve with bagoong (shrimp paste) on the side and hot plain rice.

Traditionally, annatto (achuete) seeds are added to redden the dish.