Kare - Kare Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 kg oxtail or beef meat as substitute
• 1 small flower bud of banana or ( puso ng saging), sliced
• 1 bunch of pechay ( bok choy)
• 10 pieces of beans ( cut about 2 inches in length)
• 3 pieces eggplant, sliced
• 1/2 cup ground peanuts
• 3 tbsp. peanut butter
• 2 tbsp shrimp paste
• 750 ml water
• Annatto seed soaked in water
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 onion chopped
• salt and pepper

Method:

1. Bring water to boil in a pot then add oxtail and onion, simmer for up to 2 hours until it becomes tender.
2. Add the peanuts, peanut butter and water from annatto seed mixture.
3. Simmer for another 10 minutes.
4. In a separate pan, saute garlic then put banana flower bud, eggplant and beans. Cook for 7 minutes.
5. Add the vegetables in a pot where the oxtail or meat is.
6. Salt and pepper to taste.
7. Lastly add the pechay and put the lid on and turn off heat. The steam will cook the leafy part of the pechay.
8. Serve with shrimp paste on top.
9. Enjoy!