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Filipino oxtail stew in rich peanut sauce
⏱️ 180 minutes • 👥 Serves 8 • 📊 Hard
Sangkap (Ingredients)
☐3 lbs, cut into pieces Oxtail
☐1 cup, smooth Peanut butter
☐1/2 cup Rice flour
☐2 Asian eggplants, sliced Eggplant
☐1 cup, cut into 2-inch pieces Green beans
☐1 bundle, trimmed Bok choy
☐1 cup, sliced Banana heart
☐1 large, sliced Onion
☐6 cloves, minced Garlic
☐2 tablespoons Annatto seeds
☐8 cups Water
☐2 tablespoons Cooking oil
How to luto (Cooking Steps)
1. Boil oxtail in water for 2.5 hours until very tender.
2. Reserve 6 cups of broth and shred oxtail meat.
3. Toast rice flour in a dry pan until golden. Set aside.
4. Heat oil and annatto seeds. Strain out seeds, keep oil.
5. Sauté garlic and onion in annatto oil until fragrant.
6. Add peanut butter and toasted rice flour. Gradually add broth.
7. Simmer sauce until thickened, stirring constantly.
8. Add oxtail and vegetables, cook until vegetables are tender.
9. Serve with rice and shrimp paste on the side.
Tips
Toast rice flour for better flavor. Traditionally served with shrimp paste (bagoong).
Luto Time: 180 mins
Serves: 8
Hard

Kare-kare

Filipino oxtail stew in rich peanut sauce

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How to Cookhow to luto
1Boil oxtail in water for 2.5 hours until very tender.
2Reserve 6 cups of broth and shred oxtail meat.
3Toast rice flour in a dry pan until golden. Set aside.
4Heat oil and annatto seeds. Strain out seeds, keep oil.
5Sauté garlic and onion in annatto oil until fragrant.
6Add peanut butter and toasted rice flour. Gradually add broth.
7Simmer sauce until thickened, stirring constantly.
8Add oxtail and vegetables, cook until vegetables are tender.
9Serve with rice and shrimp paste on the side.
Tipstips

Toast rice flour for better flavor. Traditionally served with shrimp paste (bagoong).