How To Cook Delicious Authentic Kare-Kare (Ox Tail) - Ilocano Style/ (Beef Peanut Stew) #KareKare

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Sunflower seed butter is often less expensive and nut-free.

oxtail

🥗Healthier: beef shank

💰Cheaper: brisket

Brisket is more affordable and still provides a rich flavor.

Tenderize the oxtails by sautéing them with onions, garlic, and salt.

Add hot water to the oxtails and simmer for about 2 to 2.5 hours until tender.

Set aside the tenderized meat and reserve the broth for the sauce.

Brown 1/4 cup of peanuts on low fire for about a minute, then let them cool and grind into a powder.

Add fish sauce (about a spoonful) to the reserved broth and simmer until boiling.

Once boiling, add 400 ml of coconut milk and stir.

Add 4 tablespoons of curry powder and stir gently.

Incorporate the peanut powder into the mixture.

To thicken the sauce, add 3 tablespoons of unsalted peanut butter and stir properly.

Cover and cook on low fire for 5 minutes, checking for salt and adjusting as necessary.

Simmer the sauce with the meat for about 5 to 10 minutes to allow flavors to meld.

Prepare the string beans by removing the tips and optionally rolling them for presentation.

Slice 4 pieces of eggplants diagonally and wash both the eggplants and string beans.

Boil the string beans in water for a few minutes until crisp, not soft.

Strain the string beans and set them aside with the boiled eggplants.

Serve the final dish with the sauce and the optional condiment of sautéed shrimp paste with chilies.

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