How to Cook Manoski’s Beef Kare-Kare

Manoski’s Beef Kare-Kare

Ingredients:

• 1 kilo of beef (sirloin cut) cut into cubes, beef tripe or oxtail (cut 2 inch long) or a combination of all three (beef, tripe and oxtail)
• 1 cup of peanut butter
• ¼ cup grounded toasted rice
• ½ cup cooked anchovies (bagoong alamang)
• 2 pieces onions, diced
• 2 heads of garlic, minced
• 4 tablespoons atsuete oil
• 4 pieces eggplant, sliced 1 inch thick
• 1 bundle bok choy (Chinese pechay ) cut to 2″ long
• 1 banana bud, cut similar to eggplant slices, blanch in boiling water
• 4 tablespoons oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Methods

• In a stock pot, boil beef, tripe and oxtails in water for an hour or until the meat is tender. Strain and keep the stock.
• In a big pan or wok, heat oil and atsuete oil.
• Sauté garlic, onions until light brown, then add the stock, toasted rice, beef, oxtail and peanut butter. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the eggplant, string beans, pechay and banana bud. Cook the vegetables for a few minutes – Do not overcook the vegetables.