| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 5 hr 45 min |
| Active: | 55 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- Kosher salt and ground black pepper
- 6 to 8 pounds brisket, fat trimmed to 1/4-inch
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 medium onion, cut into quarters
- 4 to 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 pounds smooth peanut butter
- 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 to 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 ounce annatto seeds
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 Roma tomatoes, cut into medium wedges
- 1/2 red onion, julienne about 1/8 inch thick
- 1/2 pound small preserved salted shrimp
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 5 pieces baby bok choy, separated into leaves
- 1 pound eggplant, cut into 3-inch sticks
- 1 1/2 pounds long green beans, cut into about 3-inch pieces
- 6 tablespoons roasted, crushed peanuts
- 6 sprigs fresh cilantro
- 4 cups cooked jasmine rice
Instructions
- For the brisket: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- Stir together 1 tablespoon salt and 1 tablespoon pepper in a bowl. Sprinkle the brisket with the salt and pepper mix. Place the brisket fat-side up in a pan lined with a baking rack and add 1 1/2 cups water. Cover the pan with foil and bake until the fat has rendered, 3 to 4 hours. Dice into 1-inch cubes and set aside. Reserve brisket juices.
- For the kare kare sauce: Heat up a medium saucepot; add 1 tablespoon oil. Sautee the onions and garlic until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add the peanut butter, granulated sugar, salt and 7 cups water. Mix well and bring up to a boil. Meanwhile, heat up 3 cups brisket drippings and the annatto seeds in another pot and simmer until the brisket drippings achieve a nice red/brownish color, about 5 minutes. Strain the brisket drippings into the peanut butter mixture. Simmer until the sauce coats the back of a spoon, about 30 minutes.
- For the bagoong alamang: Heat up a medium saute pan; add oil. Saute the garlic, tomatoes and onions until the tomatoes have cooked down, about 6 minutes. Strain the salted shrimp to get out most of the liquid out, then add to the pan. Add the brown sugar and cook until a pastelike consistency is formed, another 5 minutes.
- Boil the bok choy, eggplant and green beans separately in boiling water until cooked through, then drain and set aside.
- Add about 10 ounces kare kare sauce to a flat bowl. Add about 4 to 5 pieces each of the bok choy, eggplant and long beans. Place the diced brisket on top and garnish with peanuts, a sprig of cilantro and a side of bagoong alamang. Serve with a side of jasmine rice. Repeat to make 3 to 5 more servings.
Reviews
Always a Filipino favorite! Be adventurous and have it with the bagoong alamang. It makes the dish complete!!!