Kare-Kare

== Description ==
Any Philippine fiesta, particularly in the Tagalog region, is not complete without Kare-Kare, the stew with a rich nutty sauce and served with a variety of vegetables
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== Ingredients ==
* ½ kilo beef (tender cut from sirloin or round) cut into chunk cubes
* 2 oxtail
* 2 pig hocks
* 7 cups water
* pinch salt and pepper
* ½ cup oil
* 4 tablespoons atsuete oil
* 2 heads garlic (minced)
* 2 medium sized onions (diced)
* ½ cup bagoong alamang (shrimp paste)
* 3 cups ground nuts or 4 cups of peanut butter
* ¼ cup ground toasted rice
* 5 pieces eggplant (sliced into rings)
* 1 banana bud (cut to almost proportional to eggplant slices, blanch in boiling water)
* 1 bundle sitaw (string beans) cut to 2" long
== Directions ==
# In a casserole, boil oxtail, hocks, beef.
# Lower fire and let simmer until all meat is tender and cooked.
# Remove all scum that rises to the surface.
# Take out the meat, set aside, keep stock for later.
# In another casserole, heat oil and atsuete oil and saute garlic, onion and bagoong alamang (shrimp paste) and toasted rice and nuts (if using nuts).
# Add oxtail, hocks and beef, pour in the stock, season with salt and pepper and add peanut butter (if using peanut butter).
# Simmer until all flavors are incorporated, then add the vegetables.
# Make sure vegetables is well cooked and not soggy.
# Serve hot with bagoong with calamansi and chili pepper.
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