Kare-Kare with Coconut Milk (Gata)
Kare-Kare with Coconut Milk (gata) is made with pork ribs and vegetables in creamy peanut sauce and coconut milk. Beef, chicken, beef oxtail, tripe or offal can be added.
Servings 5
Calories 766kcal
Ingredients
- 1 3 pounds ribs, wash, membrane removed and sliced
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 packet sazon goya achuete powder or 1 tablespoon achuete seeds diluted in 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 eggplant sliced
- 3 cups green beans cut
- ½ kabocha peeled or unpeeled and cut
- ¾ cup peanut butter
- ¾ cup coconut milk
- 5 cups water
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Saute onion over medium heat until translucent then add garlic & cook for 2 minutes.
- Add sliced ribs and cook until pale.
- Add 5 cups water, bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until ribs are tender.
- Note: Ribs will cook in 55 minutes to an hour and 15 minutes.
- Stir-in peanut butter, coconut milk and achuete powder.
- Toss-in vegetables 20 minutes before ribs are fully cooked. Remove kabocha squash and other vegetables when tender and set aside. Keep vegetables crisp and tender.
- Season with salt or fish sauce.
- Serve hot with a side of shrimp paste (bagoong).
Notes
- Once vegetables are tender, remove it right away or it will be soggy and mushy.
- Store leftover for up to 2 days in the fridge.
Nutrition
Calories: 766kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 47g | Fat: 53g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 918mg | Potassium: 1660mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 1765IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 160mg | Iron: 5mg