This is for Dhemz and Sis Umma...Kare-kare is a Filipino recipe from beef and ox tail in peanut sauce. Estimated cooking time is about two hours.
You should try cooking this one sisters I am pretty sure you will love it as much as I do.
Ingredients
- 1/2 kilo beef (round or sirloin cut) cut into cubes (for a more traditional kare kare, use cleaned beef tripe instead of beef)
- 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 tablespoons atsuete oil
- 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, blanch in boiling water
- 1/2 cup oil
- 8 cups of water
- Salt to taste
Cooking Instructions
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In a stock pot, boil beef and oxtails in water for an hour or until cooked. Strain and keep the stock.
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In a big pan or wok, heat oil and atsuete oil.
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Sauté 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 to taste.
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Add the eggplant, string beans, pechay and banana bud. Cook the vegetables for a few minutes - Do not overcook the vegetables.
Serve with bagoong on the side and hot plain rice.
February 28, 2009 at 12:10 PM
i am thinking to let my hubby cook this recipe hahaha...i hope he will for me hehehe...my mom used to cook this too
anyway, thanks for posting this Kittykat, good day to you