Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, beef kare-kare. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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. The vegetables used in this recipe were blanched so that you can have the option to serve it separately from the stew.
Beef Kare-Kare is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Beef Kare-Kare is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have beef kare-kare using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Beef Kare-Kare:
- Get 1 kilo beef cut into cubes
- Prepare 100 g Bok Choy (Chinese cabbage) cut
- Take 100 g yardlong beans cut into 2 inch long
- Prepare 4 eggplants sliced/cut
- Take 3 cups water
- Prepare 1 cup ground peanuts or 5 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- Prepare 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- Take 1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 3 tablespoons warm water
- Make ready 1 medium sized onion diced
- Prepare 5 cloves garlic minced
- Prepare to taste Salt and pepper
- Take Cooking oil
- Prepare Shrimp paste/bagoong
- Get Optional: 3 tbs annatto seeds soaked in a cup of water for colour
Season it with salt and ground black pepper. When the garlic is sautéed, add the beef and fry for a couple of minutes, till the beef has changed color. It is made with fork tender meat and vegetables swimming in a vibrant orange colored peanut sauce. Beef Kare Kare is a rather unique way to cook beef.
Steps to make Beef Kare-Kare:
- Saute garlic and onion in oil until garlic is light golden brown and onion is translucent. Set aside.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Serve over steamed rice and a little bit of bagoong/shrimp paste on the side.
It is made with fork tender meat and vegetables swimming in a vibrant orange colored peanut sauce. Beef Kare Kare is a rather unique way to cook beef. This Filipino dish combines stewed beef and yummy stir fried vegetables with a delicious, taste-bud friendly sauce made of peanut butter and 'bagoong' - a sautéed dried shrimp paste! Traditional kare kare is made with oxtail and beef tripe. However, they do take time to prepare so we won't be using those in this recipe.
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