Kare – Kare (Peanut Stew)
Kare-Kare is a traditional Filipino stew complimented with a thick savory peanut sauce. The commonly used meats for this dish are ox tail, tripe, and pork leg; on some occasions goat and chicken meat are also used. Besides the peanuts, this dish depends on the shrimp paste (on the side) in order to be fully enjoyed. Traditionally, “palayok” (clay cooking pot) is used to cook this dish and it is also used as the serving pot.
I almost tried every meat that can possibly used in cooking Kare-Kare and in my opinion ox tail, pig’s leg, cow’s face (yes, face off), and tripe are the ones that I like. Ask every Filipino that you know and I’m sure that they have a lot to say about this wonderful dish.
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Try this Kare-Kare recipe.
Ingredients:
3 lbs oxtail (cut in 2 inch slices)
1 small banana flower bud (sliced)
1 bundle of pechay or bok choy
1 bundle of string beans (cut into 2 inch slices)
4 pcs eggplants (sliced)
1 cup ground peanuts
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup shrimp paste
34 Ounces water (about 1 Liter)
1/2 cup annatto seeds (soaked in a cup of water)
1/2 cup toasted ground rice
1 tbsp garlic, minced
1 large onion, chopped
salt and pepper
Watch the cooking video:
Cooking Procedure:
1. In a large pot, bring the water to a boil
2. Put in the oxtail followed by the onions and simmer for 2.5 to 3 hrs or until tender (35 minutes if using a pressure cooker)
3. Once the meat is tender, add the ground peanuts, peanut butter, and coloring (water from the annatto seed mixture) and simmer for 5 to 7 minutes
4. Add the toasted ground rice and simmer for 5 minutes
5. On a separate pan, saute the garlic then add the banana flower, eggplant, and string beans and cook for 5 minutes
6. Transfer the cooked vegetables to the large pot (where the rest of the ingredients are)
7. Add salt and pepper to taste
8. Serve hot with shrimp paste. Enjoy!
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The best talaga ang mga luto mo master Vanj. OK itong Kare-Kare, pang restaurant and quality. Next time naman baka pwedeng mag request ng Chicken Pastel.
hi po anu po pa ba ang pwede alternative n pang pakulay maliban sa annatto seeds ?
ang ung bigas tosted muna bago dikdikin or after?
tnx
Hi,
Im so glad i have your website…kc noon ko pa tlga like magluto ng kare-kare. Now, i am hooked in your site for some fast and easy cooking. I hope Na ung ibang mga ingredients that u use you can always have the transalation in English kc minsan dto sa States ang hirap maghanap ng ingredients to make the filipino dish really authentic.
Thanks so much. No i can cook kare kare…
Godbless u and your site. More power.
Your Kare-kare recipe with accompanying demonstration is one of the best so far that has been posted in the internet. Marketman’s is also very good. I like your recipe very much because it is AUTHENTIC, and does not make short cuts and nor excessive substituting of ingredients.
We cook Kare-kare very much like your recipe, except that we also add tripe to the oxtail, and no peanut butter.
Thanks for the recipe
We also add a few whole okras to the stew.
kuya ito ang hapunan namin today.ginaya ko step by step ang recipe mo. marunong na akong mag-kare-kare. ay kasarap! wala akong atsuete kaya paprika ang ginamit ko. diko mapigilan ang tikman ng tikman everytime magagawi ako sa kusina. malapit na ngang maubos ang sabaw e.hahaha. salamat po kuya Vanjo.
hi!lam mo po ba magluto ng menudong gulay?salamat.
hello po!!!! wow!
now makakapagluto na ko ng kare-kare favorita yan ng husband ko… tnxs din sa kumare ko she told me about ur site god bless… alam nio po b ung recipe ng humba??? tnxs po ulit
ganda naman ng boses nung nagluluto…salamat po mr macho ang voice sa walang sawang share samin ng mga niluluto mo dami na ako na22nan more power and God bless also to everyone and your family
Hi kuya,
I’ve tried your recipes, they’re great talaga! ask ko lang po i can’t find anato powder nor seed in our place will it be ok if i use atsuete powder insted?
thanks po more power!!! Godbless
kopiko, they are the same
hi kuya, ako po nanaman bago po lang ako sa website mo dito po ako sa Ireland Dublin.ang sarap po ninyong magloto puwede ba pong maglotu kayo ng paella…. thanks po. godblesssssss……..
This is good recipe but lets take it up a notch (BAM) hahaha. Once the meat is tender, take it out of the broth and step aside. In a separate pan, heat up oil and fry minced garlic (the more the better) and add in powdered Annatto that you can buy in the spanish section of any grocery store. Add the meat and cook it in the garlic and annatto mix. You can add chopped onions but in my opinion, it will not make that much of a difference and a very good chance a quick spoilage so leave it out.
Now… add the peanut butter (creamy) to the still warm broth and mix to dissolve. Why do i do this? Because i use to add it with the meat in the broth and one of my guests eating found a huge clump of peanut butter thinking it was beef! Now, either you add the broth with peanut butter to the beef, garlic and annatto mixture or the other way around. Add veggies, salt and pepper, serve hot with bagoong on the side and sliced mangoes, ENJOY! Why am i revealing all my secrets for the world to read hahahaha
hi kuya! the best talaga nag panlasang pinoy. katatapos ko lng mgluto ng kare kare for our diner wow sarap talaga…
kuya, ask ko lng sana ano pede ipalit sa confectioners sugar para sa puto, cake at iba png dessert? diabetic kc ang husband ko.. 4X na ako ngtry ng puto yummy talaga; yng panglima kng try gumamit ako ng sugar free ha ha ha! pumalpak talaga walang kalasalasa at hindi umalsa ang puto, hindi ko alam bakit ganun ang ngyari same ingredients except sugar…. thank you very much antayin ang reply mo;
I love this! Gawa nga ako nito bukas, maraming salamat po kuya sa recipes ninyo.
looks really yummy..thanks po
Thanks for the recipe. I must try this after Holy Week <;o
Question, at my place, the oxtail is already "peeled"…meaning the skin is already taken out. Isn't that what makes karekare thick and gooey?
Perhaps I can add more grounded rice or what?
tagal ng request ng husband ko na magluto ako ng kare-kare kaso wala kasi akong confidence dahil ayaw kong maphiya sknya, but now confident na ako and i’m sure magugustuhan nya. thanks for the big help talga, God bless
Lutuan ko bf ko nyan anyday this week. I tried nga pala your empanada…kuya pwede ko ba yun i-deep fry insteed sa oven? Thanks! Lots of power on your site.xxx
Hi,
I’ve been craving for kare-kare for weeks now, seafood kare-kare actually. I know nothing beats the beef kare-kare, but I’m settling for quick cooking. Would it be possible for you to feature a no-shortcut recipe of the seafood kare-kare. I know ‘mani’ lang sa inyo ‘to, because you already managed to post the original kare-kare recipe.
Thanks,
Libby (yeah, the peanut butter brand)
hi kuya,,, im preparing to cook karekare for our lunch, this is my first tym to cook karekare,, thanks for panlasang pinoy… it helps a lot
Thanks Stephen. Susubukan kong gawin yang nirerequest mo. Nakakatuwang malaman na nagustuhan mo ang mga lutuin natin dito sa panlasangpinoy. Paki abangan na lang dito ang request mo at huwag kang magsasawang bumisita dito.
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Aby, you can use paprika as an alternative pero medyo tatamis ang lasa ng dish. Another alternative is to use food coloring.
Adding tripe is brilliant too. Thanks for visiting Jovita. See you around.