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Crispy kare kare with vegetables

Kare Kare Recipe

A delicious kare kare recipe that is easy to follow and will surely impress your guests!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine Filipino
Servings 8 people
Calories 557 kcal

Equipment

  • Measuring spoons and cups
  • Large pot
  • Frying pan

Ingredients
  

The beef

  • 2 pounds oxtail
  • 1 tbsp. vegetable oil preferably canola
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 pc. onion chopped

The vegetables

  • 2 ½ pcs. eggplant sliced, preferably Japanese
  • 1 cup bok choy chopped
  • 1 bundle string beans
  • 2 pcs. garlic cloves minced
  • 1 pc. onion chopped

The rest

  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 cup bagoong alamang also known as shrimp paste
  • steamed rice

Instructions
 

  • Rinse oxtail under cold water and trim the excess fat. Fill a large pot with enough water, and bring it to a boil, preferably on medium or high heat.
  • Add chopped onions and oxtail, and simmer until it is tender enough, which should take between 2.5 to 3 hours.
  • After the oxtail is tender, add peanut butter, and simmer for up to 10 minutes.
  • Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan, and sauté chopped onion and minced garlic until they turn golden brown.
  • Add the eggplant, the bok choy, and string beans. Cook for 5-10 minutes.
  • Combine the cooked vegetables with the now-tender oxtail in a pot.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve with steamed rice and bagoong alamang, or shrimp paste in the US.

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Notes

  • The ingredients — Kare kare is an ethnic food that is authentic in many ways, therefore it is best to stick to the original recipe. However, we all have our tastes, and you can have flexibility to change some aspects of this kare kare recipe.
 
  • The oxtail — If you have decided to go with oxtail, you always have the option of using a pressure cooker, which would lower the time needed to tenderize the meat from 3 hours to approximately 30 minutes.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Kare Kare Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
557
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
34
g
52
%
Saturated Fat
 
10
g
63
%
Trans Fat
 
0.01
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
6
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
16
g
Cholesterol
 
303
mg
101
%
Sodium
 
920
mg
40
%
Potassium
 
236
mg
7
%
Carbohydrates
 
11
g
4
%
Fiber
 
2
g
8
%
Sugar
 
4
g
4
%
Protein
 
55
g
110
%
Vitamin A
 
477
IU
10
%
Vitamin C
 
6
mg
7
%
Calcium
 
116
mg
12
%
Iron
 
6
mg
33
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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