Kare-kare

This is a Filipino meat dish. The sauce has a peanut butter taste and look. It’s one of my favorites! =) I like using the Mama Sita’s sauce packages because it’s just easier (and cheaper) than buying all the separate spices to make it from scratch.

The Basics

• 3 cups of oxtails (found in meat department)
• 8 cups of water
• 3-4 cloves of crushed garlic
• 1 medium-large onion, sliced
• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• 1 package of Mama Sita’s Kare kare mix
• 1 cup eggplant, cut into 1/4 inch thick
• 1 cup fresh string beans
• 1 cup bok choy, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 3-4 tbs peanut butter

The Rundown

1. Boil oxtail in 8 cups of water in a pressure cooker . Add half the garlic and onions. Cook for approx. 20-25 minutes. Strain oxtails, reserving the broth.
2. Saute remaining garlic and onion in oil in a large pot. Add eggplant, string beans and bok choy. Cook under medium heat until all veggies are cooked, approx 10 minutes. Occasionally mix vegetables to ensure throughout cooking
3. Dissolve kare-kare mix with approx a cup of cooked broth. Add peanut butter and mix until completely combined.
4. Add peanut mixture and cooked oxtails to veggies.
5. Stir entire pot. Taste sauce and add more cooked broth if the sauce is not thin enough. Sauce should not be thin like water, but thick like tomato soup.
6. Remove from heat and eat with cooked bagoong.

Additional Notes

• You don’t have to use a pressure cooker, BUT you will need to boil the oxtails for a very long time. I’ve seen some recipes suggest boiling for over 2+ hours. My Auntie gave me a Presto 6-Quart Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker, and I love it!

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