Oxtail Kare-Kare

Kare-kare is one of the well known and popular Filipino dishes served in special occasions but nowadays this can be served almost everyday if it is within your budget and if your health can tolerate this kind of diet. This kare-kare recipe is authentic because it uses oxtail as the main ingredient which is expensive compared to the other kare-kare variation that use only ox tripe, beef or pork knuckles. And this recipe use the traditional ground peanuts and toasted rice instead of peanut butter which are commonly used nowadays in cooking kare kare.

To cook oxtail kare-kare: Boil the oxtail and oxleg in water until tender. Cut into desired pieces and set aside. Soak achuete seeds in water. Squeeze to bring out the coloring. Set aside. Cut vegetables into desired pieces. Boil water, drop sitaw and parboil. Remove sitaw and set aside. Do likewise to egg- plant and banana blossom. Saute garlic and onion in cooking oil and add salt and achuete juice. Let boil for 5 minutes. Blend in ground peanuts, and toasted ground rice. Bring to a boil then add in the meats. Just before removing from the fire, add the vegetables.

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How to Cook Oxtail Kare Kare

Kare-kare is one of the well known and popular Filipino dishes served in special occasions but nowadays this can be served almost everyday if it is within your budget and if your health can tolerate this kind of diet.

Prep Time30 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr

Total Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Course: Beef Recipe

Cuisine: Filipino

Keyword: kare kare, oxtail stew

Servings: 6 to 8 servings

Calories: 478kcal

Author: Manny

Ingredients

• 1 pc. oxtail buntot ng baka
• 1 pc. oxleg pata ng baka
• 4 pcs. eggplants
• 2 bundles sitaw or stringbeans
• 1 bundle pechay
• 1/4 head cabbage
• 6 cup water
• 1/2 cup achueta seed for coloring diluted in 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup cooking oil
• 1 head garlic chopped
• 1 onion sliced
• 1 cup ground peanuts
• 1 cup toasted ground rice
• salt vein
• banana blossoms

Instructions

How to Cook Oxtail Kare Kare:

• Boil the oxtail and oxleg in water until tender. Cut into desired pieces and set aside.
• Soak achuete seeds in water. Squeeze to bring out the coloring.
• Set aside. Cut vegetables into desired pieces. Boil water, drop sitaw and parboil.
• Remove sitaw and set aside. Do likewise to egg- plant and banana blossom.
• Saute garlic and onion in cooking oil and add salt and achuete juice.
• Let boil for 5 minutes. Blend in ground peanuts, and toasted ground rice.
• Bring to a boil then add in the meats. Just before removing from the fire, add the vegetables.
• Serve with bagoong alamang guisado. Serve hot. Good for 10 persons.