Pata kare-kare
2 servings
90 minutes
Usually Filipino kare-kare is made from oxtails - this is closer to another dish, pata-tim, also Filipino, but of Chinese origin.

CaloriesProteinsFatsCarbohydrates
785.8
kcal42.2g
grams64.1g
grams12.6g
gramsStar anise
1
pc
Pork hocks (shanks)
400
g
Curry sauce
40
g
Ginger
5
g
Tomato sauce
20
g
Peanuts
20
g
Vegetable oil
0.5
tbsp
Onion
20
g
9% table vinegar
5
ml
Garlic
1
head
Salt
to taste
1
Pour one and a half liters of water over the meat, add ginger and vinegar, and boil for about forty-five minutes. Add salt at the end.
- Pork hocks (shanks): 400 g
- Ginger: 5 g
- 9% table vinegar: 5 ml
- Salt: to taste
2
Fry a whole head of garlic in vegetable oil. Then sauté finely chopped onion until golden brown. Mix with curry sauce, tomato sauce, and star anise. Add the shank and cook for twenty minutes on low heat. Add crushed peanuts and pak choi, then remove from heat after a couple of minutes.
- Vegetable oil: 0.5 tablespoon
- Garlic: 1 head
- Onion: 20 g
- Curry sauce: 40 g
- Tomato sauce: 20 g
- Star anise: 1 piece
- Peanuts: 20 g
- Pak choi (bok choy): 30 g
3
Serve with flatbreads, fried garlic - optionally with cilantro and red onion.
- Garlic: 1 head
- Salt: to taste









