Beef Kare-Kare

Name: How to cook Beef Kare-Kare - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5-6 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Missus C

Beef Kare-Kare

A hearty Filipino stew with a rich and thick peanut sauce considered by most as the perfect comfort food as it has meat and veggies. Traditionally cooked using ox tail but for this recipe I used beef. Serve with a small portion of Bagoong or shrimp paste and white rice for the best experience.

Ingredient

Food ration :

5-6 servings

Cooking time :

60 mins

kilo beef cut into cubes

100 g

Bok Choy (Chinese cabbage) cut

100 g

yardlong beans cut into 2 inch long

eggplants sliced/cut

3 cups

water

1 cup

ground peanuts or 5 tablespoons creamy peanut butter

1 tablespoon

fish sauce

1 tablespoon

cornstarch dissolved in 3 tablespoons warm water

medium sized onion diced

5 cloves

garlic minced

to taste

Salt and pepper

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Saute garlic and onion in oil until garlic is light golden brown and onion is translucent. Set aside.

* Step 2

Using the same pan earlier, cook beef for about 30-45 minutes or until tender. Push beef to the side of the pan and add sliced eggplants. Fry for about 5 minutes.

* Step 3

Add cooked garlic and onion, pour in 3 cups water (if using annatto seeds, replace 1 cup of water used to doak seeds in) and dissolved cornstarch and bring to a boil. Add ground peanuts/peanut butter, fish sauce, salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for about 10-15 minutes until sauce thickens.

* Step 4

Add yardlong beans and bok choy/pechay and simmer for another 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Note: Some prefer to blanch their veggies in hot water to cook separately from the meat and sauce to retain crispiness of vegetables.