Kare-Kare

Ingredients

• 1 oxtail
• 1 pork pata
• 6 cups water
• salt and peppercorns
• ¹/₃ cup oil
• ¹/₄ cup atsuete
• ¹/₄ cup crushed garlic
• 2 pieces onion, sliced
• ¹/₂ cup bagoong alamang
• 1 cup ground peanuts
• 1 cup toasted ground rice
• 4 pieces eggplant, sliced
• 1 big bundle sitaw, sliced
• 1 puso ng saging, sliced
• Bagoong Guisado
• ¹/₄ cup oil
• 1 head garlic, minced
• 1 onion, chopped
• ¹/₄ cup boiled pork, diced
• 1 ¹/₂ cups bagoong alamang
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ¹/₄ cup white vinegar

Cooking Instructions

1. Boil oxtail and pata in water with salt and peppercorns until tender.
2. Cut meat in small pieces and reserve the broth.
3. In a saucepan, heat oil and then add atsuete.
4. Stir until color is extracted.
5. Discard the seeds.
6. Saute garlic, onions, bagoong, peanuts and rice.
7. Stir in broth. Bring to boil then lower heat to simmer.
8. Add meats and vegetables.
9. Cook until tender.
10. Serve with bagoong guisado.