Quikie and Hot KARE KARE

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May 12th, 2009

Quikie and Hot

KARE KARE

(Beef Stew with Thick Peanut Sauce and Vegetables)

Any authentic Pinay cooking is not without Kare-Kare, the beef stew with a rich nutty sauce and served with a variety of vegetables. Cooking a perfect Kare kare is an Art in Philippine Culinary scene. This recipe is the fastest way of cooking this dish, with the help of a kare-kare commercial ready mix.

Ingredients:

3 to 4lbs oxtails, cut into serving pieces (if oxtail is not available, leg or feet is alternative)
10 cups of water
3 cups water
3-4 cups egg plant, cut into pieces
3 cups string beans (sitaw) cut into 2″ lengths
3 cups pechay (bok choy)
3 cups young banana flower – available at most Asian stores and groceries
2 cups peanut butter
Salt
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
Salted shrimp paste (sauteed bagoong) – available at most Asian stores and groceries
Kare-Kare Mix (Stew Base Ready Mix powder) - Available at most Asian stores and groceries.

Procedure:

Cut the oxtail or leg into serving pieces, pressure cook until tender, leaving about 8 cups of broth. Set aside meat. Dissolve Kare-Kare mix into the hot broth. Stir in ground toasted bread. Mix in peanut butter. Let boil into a thick sauce.

Boil all vegetable in 3 cups boiling water until half cooked. Stir in meat. Stir in the thick sauce. Let boil for 3 minutes more. Add salt and MSG to taste. (Note: Eat with Rice and salty shrimp paste -bagoong and Hot Chili sauce)