Beef Kare Kare

A tasty Filipino stew

Philippines

Main course
4 persons
90
Mild

Beef Kare Kare is a stew with peanut sauce served with bagoong (shrimp paste). The name Kare-Kare comes from the word "Kari" or "Curry," which is a little strange because this dish is nothing like curry as we know it. There are many stories about the origin of this dish, but one part that always comes back is that this dish comes from Pamganga, the culinary capital of Philippines.

Ingredients

1 kg chicken thighs

120 ml water

3 cloves of garlic

Pin of salt

2 tbsp oil

2 medium tomatoes

1 spring onion in rings

Preparation method for Beef Kare Kare

Dice the beef and cook in water for 1-2 hours until tender. Add water in between as needed to cook the meat. Then broth remains, set aside.
Put oil in a large pan and fry the garlic and onion in it. Add the cooked beef and the Kare-Kare mix. Then add the remaining broth, stir well and simmer for 2 minutes.
Now add the eggplant and string beans. Let this simmer for 3 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent the sauce from sticking to the pan.
Add the pak choi and simmer for another 2 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

Serve tip

Serve with bangoong alamang (shrimp paste) and steamed rice. You make this and 3 more delicious Filipino dishes with the products from our Filipino meal box!