Carmina went to do her two weeks grocery on March 25, 2025, at Landers Balintawak branch. Upon entering the store near the pharmacy there was a sign posted saying to register for vaccines that will be held on April 12, 2025. Carmina called up Becky asking if she is interested remembered to look out for the flu shot. Becky said yes and asked her to give me full name, birthdate and phone number contact information. Carmina also called up Mom Violy said alright and still faraway to decide. Carmina felt Mom Violy should get the flu shot since we'll be traveling to California upcoming vacation. Two years ago, when we went to California got sick and that time it was covid season. I just wanted to protect myself even though hardly get sick in the Philippines. Two days before our flu vaccine received a SMS on our mobile phone number to confirm if we are going to get our flu shot. I had responded said yes. One day before I had message Becky if she had received her confirmation on her flu s...
The Filipino Traditional Kare kare is made of peanut butter sauce cooked with ox tail, ox tripe, eggplant, string beans, bok choy and banana blossom. The modern kare kare is made with chicken, beef ribs, seafood or vegetable.
No matter how you want to make your kare kare it will always have the traditional sauce in order to make it taste how it is supposed to be the Filipino way.
Main Ingredients:
- 10 pcs - String beans (cut into 2 inch)
- 1 Small Banana Blossom (sliced)
- 1 - Bunch Baby Bok Choy
- 1 - Medium Eggplant (sliced)
- 1 - Medium Onion (chopped)
- 3 - Cloves Garlic (minced)
- 5 Tbs - Peanut Butter (Skippy or Lady's Choice)
- 1 1/2 - Tbs Annatto Powder (dilute with 3 Tbs water) or
- 3/4 Cup - Annato Water (1/2 cup annatto seeds soaked in 3/4 cups water)
- 2 Tbs - Patis (fish sauce)
- 1 - Knorr Pork Cube
- Cooking Oil
- 1 1/2 Cup Water
- 1/4 Cup - Cornstarch
- 1/2 Cup - Sauteed Shrimp Paste
Ox Tail Kare Kare Ingredients:
- 1 Kilo Oxtail
Ox Tail Kare Kare Ingredients:
- 1 - Kilo Beef Tripe (sliced)
Beef Short Rib Kare Kare Ingredients:
- 1 Kilo - Beef Short Rib
Seafood Kare Kare Ingredients:
- 1/2 Kilo Shrimp (clean)
- 2 - Crabs (steam) (cut in the middle after cooked)
- 1/2 Kilo - Mussels (boiled in 3/4 water)
- 1 - Medium Squid
When you decided to cook the kare kare with beef tripe you will be cooking it first by placing it in a pot with 4 cups of water boil for one hour. Remove from water and set the beef tripe aside.
It is best to cook the kare kare in a pressure cooker otherwise if you don't have one you can also cook this on your stove top.
Cooking Instructions:
Step 1:
- Heat oil in the pressure cooker or medium pot.
- Sauté garlic and onion
- Add the peanut butter cook for three minutes.
- Add the ingredient in which you plan to use for your kare kare (oxtail, beef tripe, beef short rib, shrimp, crab, mussel or squid)
- Pour annatto water cook for 10 minutes.
- Add patis and pork cubes
- Add cornstarch and water
- Cover the pressure cooker or pot cook for 30 minutes.
- Remove lid add banana blossom, string beans, eggplant and bok choy cook for 25 minutes,
- Transfer to a serving bowl and can be eaten with shrimp paste now it is ready to eat.
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