Kare-kare

Ingredients:

• 1 kilo of beef cut into cubes, or oxtail or a combination of all beef, and oxtail
• 3 cups of butter of peanut.
• 1/4 cup grounded rice (toasted)
• 1/2 cup cooked bagoong alamang
• 2 pieces of onions
• 2 heads of garlic
• 4 tablespoons of atsuete oil
• 4 pieces of eggplant, sliced 1 inch thick
• 1 bundle of Pechay, which is cut into 2 pieces
• 1 bundle of string beans, cut 2" long
• 1 banana bud, cut similar to eggplant slices, blanch in boiling water
• ½ of cup oil
• 8 cups of adequate water
• Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions:
• In stock pot, boil beef, tripe and oxtails in water for an hour or until cooked. Strain it. Also keep the stock.
• Do it in a big pan or wok. Heat atsuete oil. Sauté garlic, onions until they become golden brown. Add the stock, toasted rice, beef, oxtail and peanut butter to this. Bring it to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the eggplant, string beans, pechay and banana bud. Do cook the vegetables for some time.
• Serve it as hot on the side of your plate. Make it tasty with hot plain rice.