Kare Kare - Filipino Oxtail Soup

By Janet-2

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 lbs Pork or Beef hocks or Ox tail,cut into 2" lengths
• 6 tbsp peanut butter
• 1 bundle sitaw or long beans (cut 3" length)
• 2 bundles bokchoy / pechay
• 2-6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 1 tsp achuete powder for coloring (achiote or annato coloring)
• 1 medium eggplant (cut into 6 pieces)
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• bagoong or shrimp paste

Preparation

Step 1

Boil the pork hocks until soft. Set aside. Reserve the broth.

In a wok, saute garlic and onion. Add pork hocks and fish sauce. Cook for few minutes. Add 2 1/2 cups of the pork/beef broth, salt, achuete and peanut butter. Simmer for 5 mins.

Add the vegetables and cook until vegetables are tender. Stir occasionally. Season with salt to taste.

Serve with bagoong or shrimp paste.