Kare Kare Recipe

Kare Kare

Estimated cooking time: 2 hours


Kare Kare Ingredients:

• 1 kilo of beef (round or sirloin cut) cut into cubes, beef tripe or oxtail (cut 2 inch long) or a combination of all three (beef, tripe and oxtail)


• 3 cups of peanut butter


• 1/4 cup grounded toasted rice


• 1/2 cup cooked bagoong alamang (anchovies)


• 2 pieces onions, diced


• 2 heads of garlic, minced


• 4 tablespoons atsuete oil


• 4 pieces eggplant, sliced 1 inch thick


• 1 bundle Pechay (Bok choy) cut into 2 pieces


• 1 bundle of sitaw (string beans) cut to 2" long


• 1 banana bud, cut similar to eggplant slices, blanch in boiling water


• 1/2 cup oil


• 8 cups of water


• Salt to taste

Kare Kare Cooking Instructions:

In a stock pot, boil beef, tripe and oxtails in water for an hour or until cooked. Strain and keep the stock.

In a big pan or wok, heat oil and atsuete oil.

Sauté garlic, onions until golden brown, then add the stock, toasted rice, beef, oxtail and peanut butter. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Salt to taste.

Add the eggplant, string beans, pechay and banana bud. Cook the vegetables for a few minutes - Do not overcook the vegetables.

Serve with bagoong on the side and hot plain rice.