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.