KARE KARE
Ingredients:
3 lbs oxtail (cut in 2 inch slices) you can also use tripe or beef slices
1 small banana flower bud (sliced)
1 bundle of pechay or bok choy
1 bundle of string beans (cut into 2 inch slices)
4 pcs eggplants (sliced)
1 cup ground peanuts
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup shrimp paste
34 Ounces water (about 1 Liter)
1/2 cup annatto seeds (soaked in a cup of water)
1/2 cup toasted ground rice
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 large onion, chopped , Salt and pepper
Procedure:
1. In a large pot, bring the water to a boil
2. Put in the oxtail followed by the onions, and simmer for 2.5 to 3 hours or until
tender (35 minutes if using a pressure cooker)
3. Once the meat is tender, add the ground peanuts, peanut butter, and coloring
(water from the annatto seed mixture) and simmer for 5 to 7 minutes
4. Add the toasted ground rice and simmer for 5 minutes
5. On a separate pan, sauté the garlic then add the banana flower, eggplant, and string
beans and cook for 5 minutes
6. Transfer the cooked vegetables to the large pot
7. Add salt and pepper to taste
8. Serve hot with shrimp paste.
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BISTEK :
Ingredients:
1 lb beef sirloin, thinly sliced
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 piece lemon or 3 pieces calamansi
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 large onion, sliced into rings
3 tablespoons cooking oil , salt to taste
Procedure:
1. Marinade beef in soy sauce, lemon (or calamansi), and ground black pepper for at
least 1 hour
2. Heat the cooking oil in a pan then stir fry the onion rings until the texture becomes
soft. Set aside
3. In the same pan where the onions were fried, fry the marinated beef (without the
marinade) until color turns brown. Set aside
4. Put-in the garlic then sauté for a few minutes
5. Pour the marinade and bring to a boil.
6. Put in the fried beef and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until meat is tender. Add
water as needed.
7. Add the stir-fried onions and some salt to taste.
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BULALO :
½ pc small cabbage, whole leaf individually detached
1 small bundle bok choy (pechay)
3 pcs Corn, each cut into 3 parts
2 tablespoons whole pepper corn
1/2 cup Green onions
1 medium sized onion
34 ounces water
2 tablespoons fish sauce (optional)
Procedure:
1. In a big cooking pot, pour in water and bring to a boil
2. Put-in the beef shank followed by the onion and whole pepper corn then simmer for
1.5 hours (30 minutes if using a pressure cooker) or until meat is tender.
3. Add the corn and simmer for another 10 minutes
4. Add the fish sauce, cabbage, bok choy , and green onion (onion leeks)
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MORCON :
Ingredients:
2 lbs beef eye of round or flank steak, 3/4 inch thick in one piece
2 pieces beef cubes dissolved in 3 cups boiling water (beef stock/broth)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 piece lemon
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 piece medium sized carrot, cut into long strips
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup cooking oil
4 pieces hotdogs, cut in half lengthwise
2 pieces pickled dill or sweet pickled cucumber, cut lengthwise divided into 4 equal
pieces
3 pieces hard boiled eggs, sliced
3 ounces cheddar cheese, cut in strips (about 1/2 inch thick)
Procedure:
1. Marinate the beef in soy sauce and lemon juice for at least 1 hour
2. Place the beef in a flat surface and arrange the hotdogs, pickle, carrot, cheese, and
egg on one side
3. Roll the beef enclosing the fillings and tie with a cooking string to ensure that the
meat will not open-up
4. Place cooking oil in a pan and apply heat
5. Dredge the rolled beef in flour and fry until the color of the outer part turns medium
brown
6. Transfer the fried rolled beef in a casserole and pour-in the beef broth then bring to
a boil
7. Pour-in half of the soy sauce-lemon juice marinade, salt and simmer until the beef is
tender (about 2 hours using ordinary casserole or 30 minutes if a pressure cooker is
used)
8. Optional: Fry the simmered meat for at least 2 minutes
9. Remove the strings and slice into serving pieces
10. Place in a serving dish and add the sauce
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MECHADO :
Ingredients:
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 piece large onion, sliced
2 lbs beef chuck, cubed
8 ounces tomato sauce
1 cup water
3 tablespoons cooking oil
1 slice lemon with rind
1 piece large potato, cubed
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
2 pcs. bay leaves (laurel)
Procedure:
1. Heat cooking oil in a pan then sauté the garlic and onion.
2. Put-in the beef and sauté for about 3 minutes or until color turns light brown
3. Add the tomato sauce and water then simmer until the meat is tender. Add water as
needed
4. Add the soy sauce, ground black pepper, lemon rind, laurel leaves, and salt then
simmer until excess liquid evaporates
5. Put-in the potatoes and cook until the potatoes are soft (about 15 to 25 minutes)
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