How I wish I have a palayok in my kitchen. No, I'm not going to use it for cooking since my range is electric. :( I am going to use it for presentation. (Note to self: bring back a palayok from my trip to the Philippines next year). How dramatic can you get if you serve Kare-kare in a palayok? That's how they used to do it in Kamayan and Barrio Fiesta restaurants.
I have some Bokchoy and Chinese green beans in the vegetable crisper and thought of making Kare-kare. I have not cooked it in more than a year so what better time to do it than now. Lucky for me, Ox tails are readily available in our local supermarket. I guess I have to thank the big population of Portugese in the area. :) Make sure you also have Bagoong before you even think of cooking Kare-kare. It is just not complete without it, it is like eating Prime Rib without the Au Jus.
There are two ways to cook Kare-kare: the long way and the easy way. The easy way is using Mama Sita's Kare-kare mix. It's okay, just tweak it to your taste. I for one like the taste of the ground toasted rice. This recipe has been tweaked a little. I got it from the cookbook by Laquian and Sobrevinas.
KARE-KARE ( Meat and Vegetable Stew in Peanut Sauce)
2 1/2 lbs. Oxtail
1 1/2 tsp salt or fish sauce
1 tbsp oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 medium onion, sliced
1/2 cup atchuete water (1 tbsp atchuete seeds and 1/2 cup water)
2 cups broth (from the oxtail)
3 tbsp peanut butter
2 tbsp ground toasted rice
1/2 lb. Chinese green beans
1/2 lb. Bokchoy
1 med. eggplant, cut into pieces
- Place oxtails in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and simmer until tender.
- Soak atchuete seeds in water for 30 min. Stir and press on the seeds to extract color. Strain and set aside.
- Heat oil in a skillet and saute garlic and onions. Add cooked oxtail and 2 cups broth. Add salt and atchuete water. Simmer for 15 min.
- Take a cup of the broth and stir in peanut butter and toasted rice powder. Add to the pot and bring back to boil and simmer for another 5 min.
- Add green beans and eggplant. Cook another 5 minutes. Add the bokchoy and cook for another 5 min.
- Season with salt or if you prefer, bagoong.
I have some Bokchoy and Chinese green beans in the vegetable crisper and thought of making Kare-kare. I have not cooked it in more than a year so what better time to do it than now. Lucky for me, Ox tails are readily available in our local supermarket. I guess I have to thank the big population of Portugese in the area. :) Make sure you also have Bagoong before you even think of cooking Kare-kare. It is just not complete without it, it is like eating Prime Rib without the Au Jus.
There are two ways to cook Kare-kare: the long way and the easy way. The easy way is using Mama Sita's Kare-kare mix. It's okay, just tweak it to your taste. I for one like the taste of the ground toasted rice. This recipe has been tweaked a little. I got it from the cookbook by Laquian and Sobrevinas.
KARE-KARE ( Meat and Vegetable Stew in Peanut Sauce)
2 1/2 lbs. Oxtail
1 1/2 tsp salt or fish sauce
1 tbsp oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 medium onion, sliced
1/2 cup atchuete water (1 tbsp atchuete seeds and 1/2 cup water)
2 cups broth (from the oxtail)
3 tbsp peanut butter
2 tbsp ground toasted rice
1/2 lb. Chinese green beans
1/2 lb. Bokchoy
1 med. eggplant, cut into pieces
- Place oxtails in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and simmer until tender.
- Soak atchuete seeds in water for 30 min. Stir and press on the seeds to extract color. Strain and set aside.
- Heat oil in a skillet and saute garlic and onions. Add cooked oxtail and 2 cups broth. Add salt and atchuete water. Simmer for 15 min.
- Take a cup of the broth and stir in peanut butter and toasted rice powder. Add to the pot and bring back to boil and simmer for another 5 min.
- Add green beans and eggplant. Cook another 5 minutes. Add the bokchoy and cook for another 5 min.
- Season with salt or if you prefer, bagoong.
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Hello Barb,this is one of the Filipino dishes I haven't tried yet to cook coz I thought it's very complicated and very long to do.Though I love eating kare kare :)Your Kare kare seems so yummy!
ReplyDeleteAmor, madali lang, gumamit ka ng Kare-kare mix. Meron siguro nyan sa Asian stores sa inyo.
ReplyDeletethis post makes me really really hungry even if i had a heavy dinner.
ReplyDeletemareng barb, pwede i-take home ko nalang kaya 'to. hehehe* don't know how to make one:(
ReplyDeleteDong, thanks for the visit and comment. :)
ReplyDeleteMareng Ams, madali lang lutuin ito pag meron kang Kare-kare mix. :) Just add broth and peanut butter to the boiled meat and vegetables. Tapos, sabayan mo ng rice and bagoong, sarap!
Kasarap naman nito nakaka gutom talaga mga luto mo Babette.
ReplyDeleteI need to try this one kasi super yummy tingin ko.
passing by here wishing you a beaituful week.and salamt pala sa laging pag silip sa blog ko ha, very much appreciated talaga.
Tc always.
My friend makes the best & delicious kare-kare but she's now in Canada ! How I wish I will have the patient to learn how to cook this ! Thanks a lot Babette, I am sure your's has a different touch :D !
ReplyDeleteI haven't had Kare-Kare in a long time. I miss this dish all of a sudden, my dad makes this from scratch, he doesn't use any instant mixes. I have Mama Sita's kare-kare mix, I might try this dish sometime ;-)
ReplyDeleteHi !
ReplyDeleteYour kare kare looks really delicious!
I'm collecting a list of the best kare kare recipes in my blog, and I included your kare kare recipe (just a link though, hope you don't mind). You can see it at
http://kumain.com/kare-kare-2/
Keep in touch!
hi, ilang oras po ang palambot ng oxtail? tnx
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