Pata Kare-Kare

Ingredients for Pata Kare-Kare

• 2.5 lb pork pata
• 1 Knorr Pork Cube
• 2 cups string beans, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 cup banana blossom, sliced
• 2 bunches pechay
• 1 1/2 cups roasted peanuts
• 1/4 cup annatto seeds, boiled in 3/4 cup water
• 1 Chinese eggplant, sliced
• 2 tablespoons glutinous rice flour, mixed with 4 tablespoons water
• 1 onion, chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil
• 8 cups water
• Ground black pepper, to taste
• Bagoong alamang, to taste

How to cook Pata Kare-Kare

1. 1.Boil pata in 4 cups water for 15 minutes; discard water, cool, rinse the meat, and set aside.
2. 2.Sauté garlic until browning, add onion until soft, then cook pata in the pot for 2 minutes.
3. 3.Add remaining 4 cups water and Pork Cube; cover and simmer over low-medium heat for 1 1/2 hours, until tender.
4. 4.Blend roasted peanuts into a paste, then stir it into the stew with annatto water and diluted glutinous rice flour until thickened.
5. 5.Add eggplant, banana blossom, and string beans; cook 3 minutes. Season with pepper and 1/2 teaspoon bagoong alamang.
6. 6.Add pechay, cover, and cook 1 1/2 minutes; serve with rice and additional bagoong alamang.