Kare Kare ( Beef Tripe)

Kare Kare is a traditional Filipino stew with a thick savory peanut sauce.Meats for this dish are ox tail, tripe, and pork leg

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds ox tripe sliced to serving pieces
• 250 grams bok choy or pechay
• 1 bundle of string beans cut to 2 inch pieces
• 3 liters of water divided to 3 portions
• 1 cup finely ground peanuts
• 1/2 cup thick peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon annato powder
• 1/3 cup toasted ground sticky rice 
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 medium-sized onion minced
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• Shrimp paste (get this from your local grocer) 

Steps:

• Boil the ox tripe in a liter of water for 15 minutes, discard the water after the boil, Repeat this twice to ensure that the tripe is clean.

• Once the meat is tender, add the ground peanuts, peanut butter, annato powder and the buoillon cube.

• Add the ground rice to thicken the sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.

• On a separate skillet, saute the garlic and onions then add the string beans and the bokchoy

and let it cook for 5 minutes.

• Add the sauteed vegetables to the meat.

• Serve with a steaming bowl of rice and use the shrimp paste a condiment.