Recipe: Yummy Beef Kare-Kare

Beef Kare-Kare. Beef Kare-Kare is a version of kare-kare or peanut stew that makes use of beef chuck, instead of the traditional oxtail. It is as good as our other versions of kare kare. It was perfect with some spicy shrimp paste.

Images of the sautéed shrimp paste (bagoong), banana blossom flower and 'astuete' seeds are included in the Recipe Introduction. Beef Kare kare Recipe is made from peanut sauce with a variety of vegetables, stewed oxtail, beef, and occasionally offal or tripe. Meat variants may include goat meat, chicken or rarely fish. You can cook Beef Kare-Kare using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Beef Kare-Kare

1. You need 1 of kilo beef cut into cubes.
2. You need 100 g of Bok Choy (Chinese cabbage) cut.
3. You need 100 g of yardlong beans cut into 2 inch long.
4. You need 4 of eggplants sliced/cut.
5. It's 3 cups of water.
6. It's 1 cup of ground peanuts or 5 tablespoons creamy peanut butter.
7. You need 1 tablespoon of fish sauce.
8. You need 1 tablespoon of cornstarch dissolved in 3 tablespoons warm water.
9. It's 1 of medium sized onion diced.
10. Prepare 5 cloves of garlic minced.
11. Prepare to taste of Salt and pepper.
12. Prepare of Cooking oil.
13. Prepare of Shrimp paste/bagoong.
14. It's of Optional: 3 tbs annatto seeds soaked in a cup of water for colour.

It is often eaten with bagoong (shrimp paste), sometimes spiced with chili, and sprinkled with calamansi juice. Beef Kare-kare is already creamy on its own, thanks to the sauce made thick by the peanut butter and ground, roasted peanuts. This gives the Kare-kare its distinctive thick and full-bodied sauce. And coconut milk makes this savory treat taste even better.

Beef Kare-Kare step by step

1. Saute garlic and onion in oil until garlic is light golden brown and onion is translucent. Set aside..
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..
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..
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..
5. Serve over steamed rice and a little bit of bagoong/shrimp paste on the side..

After all, any dish with an addition of coconut milk is sure to be a treat. Kare-kare is a Filipino dish originated from the culinary capital of the Philippines, Pampanga. It is made with fork tender meat and vegetables swimming in a vibrant orange colored peanut sauce. kare-kare is uniquely Filipino dish made with simmered oxtail, vegetables and peanut-based sauce.. This perennial Filipino favorite usually starts with a base of oxtails, beef stew cuts, pork hocks or tripe. Traditionally, the choice meat is simmered for hours to desired tenderness and and along with a variety of vegetables such as banana.