kare kare

karekare is not at its best without sauteed shrimp paste on the side..
(no matter how good the person who prepare the dish, u can never apreciate karekare if u eat it w/o shrimp paste)

mom bought peanut butter, sign that she's craving for karekare..

ingredients:
1 kg pork kasim (skinless) (serving size)
bunch string beans (sitaw) (cut 4'')
3 pcs eggplant ( diagonal sliced)
1 banana heart (diagonal sliced)
bunch pechay
1 cup peanut butter
1 tsp atsuete seeds (coloring)
2 tbsp vegetable oil
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1 med onion (sliced)

1/2 cup fish paste
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1 tbsp cooking oil

procedures:

boil pork in 2 cups water and a tbsp of salt for 20 to 30 minutes or till tender..

while waiting for the meat.. saute the fish paste.. heat pan, add a tbsp oil, garlic and fish paste and toss for 3 minutes..

when the pork is done.. heat pan and add oil, remove the pan from the stove and put the atsuete seeds.. wen the oil turns to orange in color, remove the seeds.. saute garlic and onions and pork and the remaining stock.. and bring to a boil.. add peanut butter and simmer for some minutes so the pork will absorb the flavor.. add the vegetables.. string beans, banana blossom, and eggplant, pechay..
(a minute interval in every veggies).. bring to a boil..