One of the traditional Filipino food is Kare-kare. This dish is made of peanut-based sauce. Which every person who taste it and you will surely loved. In Sentro 1771 they been included the Kare-kare as one of the signature dishes. Now, if you are craving to this food, but you don't have time to cook you can visit there restaurant. And you will surely enjoy their Filipino foods.
For the meantime, Here's the guidelines in how to cook delicious kare-kare.
1 kilo of beef (round or sirloin cut) cut into cubes, beef tripe or oxtail (cut 2 inch long) or a combination of all three (beef, tripe and oxtail)
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
Kare Kare Cooking Instructions:
- In a stock pot, boil beef, tripe and oxtails in water for an hour or until cooked. Strain and keep the stock.
- In a big pan or wok, heat oil and atsuete oil.
- 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.
- 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.