Kare Kare

==Description==
A rich stew of ox tail, leg or tripe and a variety of vegetables in a sauce flavored and thickened with ground roasted peanuts and toasted rice flour. 
 
===Ingredients===
*1 (3 to 5 pound) oxtail, leg or tripe
*5 tablespoons oil
*5 cloves garlic, crushed
*1 medium size Onion, sliced
*water from 1/4 cup anatto, soaked
*1 banana heart, sliced crosswise
*2 bundles string bean (sitaw), cut into 2-inch pieces
*4 Eggplants, cut into 1/2-inch slices
*1/3 cup rice, toasted brown in a pan and ground to a powder
*1/2 cup Peanut butter
*salt and pepper, to taste
*MSG (optional)
===Directions===
Boil oxtail in 8 cups water for 2 hours or until tender. Set stock aside. Saute garlic and Onion in oil in a large saucepan. Discard anatto seeds and add anatto water and oxtail to saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir in roast rice powder and Peanut butter. Add four cups reserved stock, Eggplant, string beans and banana heart and mix well. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with bagoong or Shrimp paste.
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==See also==
Category: Filipino Meat Dishes Category:Meat Dishes
 Category:Recipes
Category:Shrimp Recipes
Category:Filipino Recipes
Category: Boiled Onion powder RecipesCategory: Onion powder Side Dish Recipes
category:Banana Recipes
category:garlic Recipes
category:green bean Recipes
category:green bean Recipes
category:rice flour Recipes
category:Eggplant Recipes
category:Eggplant Recipes
category:Peanut Recipes
category:butter Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:garlic Recipes
category:Peanut Recipes
category:water Recipes
category:Onion Recipes
category:salt Recipes
category:rice Recipes
category:monosodium glutamate Recipes
category:oil Recipes